"Utah Enacts Sweeping Restrictions on Diversity and Transgender Rights"

Utah's governor, Spencer Cox, signed a bill into law prohibiting diversity training, hiring, and inclusion programs at universities and in state government, with the measure also requiring people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match the sex they were assigned at birth. The law will bar universities and government from having offices dedicated to promoting diversity and will not require employees to submit statements of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This move reflects a broader trend, with Republican lawmakers in multiple states proposing bills to restrict or require public disclosure of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, while Democrats in other states are filing bills to require or promote such initiatives.