The Badger Herald (Wisconsin)
By Pam SelmanThursday, November 3, 2011 12:12 a.m.
Updated Thursday, November 3, 2011 2:28:31 a.m.
Democrats in the state Assembly managed to temporarily stall a vote on a controversial surprise amendment on affirmative action brought into Tuesday night’s floor meeting, which flowed into the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The original bill provides grants to students who are in poverty and are non-traditional. For a student to qualify as non-traditional, he or she must either be in prison, a first generation college attendee or black, Indian, Hispanic or Hmong.
The amendment, introduced by Rep. Peggy Krusick, D-Milwaukee, proposes eliminating race as a factor in college grant applications that consider minority status as a qualification.
Full Story: http://badgerherald.com/news/2011/11/03/affirmative_action_l.php
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