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Conservative lawmakers and activists in the U.S., meanwhile, have have made moves to introduce legislation to defund or ban diversity efforts at universities and other public institutions.
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Josie Cox, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Then, an activist who has been leading calls to defund the police is found dead and that sabbatical will have to wait, the police chief tells him.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Trump has pledged to defund gender-affirming care—and to ban it for minors.
—Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
In September, Landsman joined three others in voting against a motion that would make it against the law to defund the police, per the Cincinnati Enquirer.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
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Josie Cox, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Then, an activist who has been leading calls to defund the police is found dead and that sabbatical will have to wait, the police chief tells him.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Trump has pledged to defund gender-affirming care—and to ban it for minors.
—Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
In September, Landsman joined three others in voting against a motion that would make it against the law to defund the police, per the Cincinnati Enquirer.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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