Governor Spencer Cox is urging President Biden to rescind proposed federal rules that cover sexual orientation and gender identity in health care, education and school meal programs.
In a letter sent to the president on Monday, the governor expressed concern about including sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes under Title IX in rules proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture. Gov. Cox said he was concerned the rules"will only inflame and polarize the debate further."In his letter, the governor said such policy matters should be left to states.
"Using the hammer of federal funding to force states to adopt policies they don't support is the height of federal arrogance," Gov. Cox wrote. The governor, who has been an ally of Utah's LGBTQ community in the past, noted the debate over transgender girls playing school sports matching their gender identity . He said"I have tried to turn down the temperature and look for common ground between opposing sides."
"The changes your administration is proposing fail to seek that compromise or common ground and, in fact, makes such compromise far more difficult," the governor said in the letter."They also, ironically, make any final resolution less likely, as the rule and guidance is certain to be rescinded by a future Republican president."
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes signed on to a lawsuit alongside 21 other states challenging the Biden administration's proposed rule on school lunch programs.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Washington AG starts discrimination investigation into SPU over anti-LGBTQ+ hiring practicesWashington State Attorney General has announced today that they would begin a discrimination investigation into Seattle Pacific University over the school's policy that restricts hiring professors in same-sex relationships.
Read more »
Must be 'fit and active' or 'digital native': how ageist language keeps older workers out'We find that job-ad language related to ageist stereotypes, even when the language is not blatantly or specifically age related, deters older workers from applying for jobs,” researchers found.
Read more »
Alameda County sued by anti-affirmative action group over public contracts policy“The government should not be picking winners and losers on the basis of race or color,” plaintiff Chunhua Liao said.
Read more »
Next on the GOP’s List: Starving Queer KidsRepublican attorneys general, including Ken Paxton, have filed suit over a federal school lunch program that prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ children.
Read more »
Senate Proposal Aims to Expand EV Tax Credit LimitThe Senate has moved forward with a proposed bill that could see the federal tax credit limits for EV buyers disappear in an effort to combat China's policy.
Read more »
Backed by Pritzker, Hernandez Wins Bruising Contest to Lead the Illinois Democratic PartyU.S. Rep. Robin Kelly dropped out of the contest Friday afternoon, acknowledging her bid to serve a full four-year term as chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois, known as the DPI, “will come up just shy of the necessary majority.”
Read more »