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Backlash begins over University of Missouri protest response

Published Dec. 15, 2015 8:14 p.m. ET

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A backlash has begun over how the University of Missouri handled recent turmoil on its Columbia campus.

State lawmakers in the past few weeks have proposed bills that could punish the university.

One measure would revoke scholarships of student athletes who strike. The measure is in response to university football players supporting the protests. Legislative leaders say funding for the university also could be cut when lawmakers resume their session on Jan. 6.

Some Republican lawmakers say they're frustrated with how university leaders dealt with student protests over allegations of racial incidents on campus.

One student refused to eat for a week. Members of the football team threatened to strike. The university system president resigned.

The upheaval prompted demonstrations supporting Missouri at universities around the country.

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