Ohio Anti-DEI Law Takes Effect After Repeal Fails | JQJO

Ohio's anti-DEI Senate Bill 1 will take effect Friday after a repeal campaign failed to gather enough signatures for a statewide referendum. The campaign, organized by Youngstown State University's faculty union, fell short of the required 248,092 valid signatures by Thursday's deadline. While collecting nearly 200,000 signatures and $45,000 in donations, the effort lacked broader union support. Bill sponsor Senator Jerry Cirino expressed satisfaction with the outcome, while critics continue to decry the bill's impact on academic freedom and labor rights.