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Opponents Call Petition Out-Of-State Nonsense
POSTED: 4:56 pm CDT June 18, 2008
UPDATED: 5:37 pm CDT June 18, 2008
OMAHA, Neb. -- Women's groups on Wednesday came out in opposition to a Nebraska initiative that would change the state's affirmative action laws.
The Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative petition would end race- and gender-based affirmative action.
The YWCA, Girls Inc., the College of St. Mary and the Women's Fund said Wednesday that the initiative and those circulating the petitions are misleading voters. They also said that the petition is being driven by outside influences. "It came from people in California and New York who somehow thought they knew what was best for the state of Nebraska," said opponent Bonnie Coffey. "They brought their out-of-state initiative, hired out-of-state petitioners and funded it with out-of-state money."
Some groups said that if the initiative were passed, it could jeopardize funding for a number of programs for women and girls. http://www.ketv.com/news/16646780/detail.html
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