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Group Calls on Cleveland to End Race-Based Contract Programs

(The Center Square)—A nonprofit Ohio-based think tank is demanding Cleveland end what the organization calls its race-based contracting programs, saying they are “unconstitutional and discriminatory.”

“It has now been more than a year since the city of Cleveland publicly recognized that it must abandon its unconstitutional race-based programs,” David C. Tryon, director of litigation at the Buckeye Institute, wrote in a recent letter to Cleveland. “Failure to end these discriminatory programs leaves the city open to legal action, and The Buckeye Institute stands ready to assist any individual or business denied access to any contracting opportunities based on race.”

Cleveland has several programs that include race requirements for contractors who want........

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