The Columbia City Council voted to retain the original equity definition in the city's strategic plan. The council also voted to remove specific objectives, measures and actions from the plan, ...
The changes are required to comply with a federal executive order that restricts DEI policies. Tabling the decision delays the signing of federal grant contracts, costing the city $50,000-$75,000.
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio -- BBH Pride, a local LGBTQ+ advocacy group, has asked the city to post on its website an “equity statement” that would condemn homophobia, racism, sexism and xenophobia. A ...