The Center Square Daily | 4.21.26 | Lawmakers Seek to Eliminate State Diversity Commission

In today’s episode of The Center Square Daily, we look at the growing controversy over data centers as more and more are built around the country and localities raise questions about their impacts on communities. The Center Square's Investigative Reporter, Jared Strong, joins to discuss calls for the elimination of Illinois Diversity Commission and his attempts to question the commissioners.  And Quick hits: Washington - EXCLUSIVE: Records reveal WA millionaire’s tax is meant to legalize progressive income tax  https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_784a7dcd-4aee-4514-97e0-ff8643ececd2.html  Virginia - Polls open in Virginia congressional redistricting vote  https://www.thecentersquare.com/virginia/article_ea1b4115-3449-41c9-84a9-d6cce74bf32e.html  California - WATCH: Bill designed to curb prostitution, human trafficking  https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_aa4afcb8-4d80-426e-b480-6e393cff030c.html  Stay informed on the policies, data, and decisions impacting taxpayers across the country.  👉 Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com  📩 Sign up for the newsletter for daily updates 00:00 Intro 00:50 Data center controversy 08:36 Diversity commission criticism 17:48 America's Talking Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.