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Walker Would Not Require Colleges to Report Rape (Updated)

February 27, 2015 at 1:44 pm ET By Taegan Goddard 98 Comments

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) “proposed budget — which would cut $300 million dollars out of the state’s beloved public university system — has a non-fiscal bombshell tucked in between its insane pages,” Jezebel reports.

“Under Walker’s budget, universities would no longer have to report the number of sexual assaults that take place on a campus to the Department of Justice. Under Walker’s plan, university employees who witness a sexual assault would no longer have to report it.”

Huffington Post: “Walker’s two-year spending plan does not appear to replace the rape reporting requirements with anything, and it’s out of step with federal law. Colleges are currently required to incorporate prevention programs and information about sexual assault reporting options in orientation per the Violence Against Women Act.”

Update: Jezebel updates the story noting the University “requested that Gov. Walker delete the requirements because efforts were redundant.”

Filed Under: State House Tagged With: rape, Scott Walker

Why Republicans Can’t Stop Talking About Rape

January 23, 2015 at 12:09 pm ET By Taegan Goddard 23 Comments

Sarah Kliff: “The events this week are a reminder that for all the party establishment’s promises to swear off talking rape — no more Todd Akin or Richard Mourdock moments — the problem is much more than a series of rhetorical mistakes. There’s a deep philosophical divide between the core of the pro-life movement, which wants no exceptions for abortion, and those who side with the vast majority of Americans, who support access to the procedure for rape victims.”

“The distance between these two important factions is as great as it has ever been, so Republicans are sure to find themselves debating the question of rape again and again in the context of abortion — even as the party grapples with how to win over women voters ahead of an election that could have Hillary Clinton at the top of the other ticket.”

Filed Under: Republicans Tagged With: abortion, rape

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