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Washington County walks back plan to appease Trump administration by upending diversity polices
Washington County walks back plan to appease Trump administration by upending diversity polices
Washington County walks back plan to appease Trump administration by upending diversity polices

Published on: 06/26/2025

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The Board of Commissioners said it would pause signing federal contracts as it worked to find a path forward.

The Washington County Board of Commissioners has scrapped a proposal to upend the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies, which it had suggested doing to yield to demands from the Trump administration to end such efforts.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/06/washington-county-walks-back-plan-to-appease-trump-administration-by-upending-diversity-polices.html

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