Iowa poised to end gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies targeted nationwide

Iowa has been the only state in the U.S. to explicitly mandate that state, county and local decision-making bodies are balanced by gender. That will end when Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a bill that aligns with a broader abrogation…
Source: LacrosseTribune.com



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