Brief urges dismissal of suit against limits on DEI training

(The Center Square) – The Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute filed a brief in support of House Concurrent Resolution 2044, a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit diversity, equity and inclusion requirements in state government hiring and training.

The state Legislature passed HCR 2044, which means Arizona voters will get to decide its fate in the Nov. 3 general election. In its brief, the institute is asking a judge in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and the Legislature, to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to keep the amendment off the ballot.

However, in June, a progressive political advocacy group, Will of the People Arizona, filed a lawsuit against HCR 2044. The Cente...