The Scottsdale City Council voted 5-2 to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The council's decision dissolves the city's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, despite resident objections.

Elected leaders in Scottsdale are targeting diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs in a bid to ensure merit-based hiring, but some believe the ordinance will harm the city's reputation.

Community members in Scottsdale stepped up to the microphone at Tuesday's city council meeting to ask why an ordinance that would eliminate DEI programs was being considered. "My question is why ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — On Tuesday evening, the Scottsdale city council voted to cut ties with city programs involving DEI. The move happened during a very heated council meeting ...