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South Carolina Lede

DEI Hard

By Gavin Jackson
Published March 31, 2024 at 12:31 PM EDT
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Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Campobello, speaks in favor of H. 5118, a bill that would prohibit the use of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives when it comes to admissions and hiring practices at institutions of higher education in South Carolina. The legislation passed along party lines 88-21 and heads to the Senate.
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Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Campobello, speaks in favor of H. 5118, a bill that would prohibit the use of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives when it comes to admissions and hiring practices at institutions of higher education in South Carolina. The legislation passed along party lines 88-21 and heads to the Senate.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 30, 2024: a utility bill that would fast track permitting of a natural gas line in the state; a bill that would outlaw diversity, equity and inclusion being used in hiring and admissions at public institutions of higher education; we hear from Sen. Lindsey Graham who was in Israel this week; and more!

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Gavin Jackson
Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.
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