“There will be some anti-DEI legislation,” Sen. Max Wise told WHAS11 in a sit-down interview. “It will be filed because I don’t think the issue is going away.”
FRANKFORT, Ky. — He’s moving up the ranks in Kentucky politics.
A once-candidate for lieutenant governor is taking on a more powerful role in Frankfort. Republican State Sen. Max Wise of Campbellsville is the new Majority Floor Leader, one of the most influential positions in crafting policy statewide.
“There will be some anti-DEI legislation,” Wise told WHAS11 in a sit-down interview. “It will be filed because I don’t think the issue is going away.”
In a rare setback for Kentucky Republicans, two bills to effectively ban DEI programs on college campuses failed to pass during the 2024 legislative session.
WHAS11 asked Wise whether K-12 school districts like JCPS are next?
“I do think that some of the things that came out of …