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JAC trims university ask, denies $1.5M for possible NCAA loss and bans DEI spending from state aid and endowment matching
Summary
The Joint Appropriations Committee reviewed the University of Wyoming’s requests and denied a $1.5 million funding ask related to a potential NCAA loss while approving tuition funding for five students at the University of Utah School of Medicine and inserting a prohibition on DEI spending from certain state aid and endowment matching funds.
The Joint Appropriations Committee reviewed the University of Wyoming budget requests and approved several targeted items while denying other requests.
Why it matters: The committee’s choices affect the university’s ability to respond to potential litigation-related revenue loss, expand medical‑school placements for Wyoming students and set limits on state support for diversity, equity and inclusion activities funded through certain state aid and endowment matching appropriations.
Representative Pendergraft explained that JAC denied the governor’s recommendation of $1.5 million general…
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