Kehoe did not specify how many diversity initiatives are in Missouri and how much state funding is going towards them. It was also unclear which county or city initiatives would b

Missouri sued Starbucks this week, alleging the chain’s push to hire and promote more people of color and women violated anti-discrimination laws and slowed down coffee orders.

The bill’s sponsor, Missouri state Rep. Ben Baker, a Republican from Neosho, argued that DEI goals do not lead to decreased bias and questioned their success.