DEI

A new Florida law that prohibits taxpayer dollars from going toward diversity initiatives has prompted Delray Beach to cancel its St. Patrick's Day parade after a nearly 60-year run.

More than 250 state university instructors responded, with some afraid of "emboldened" students in a culture derived from government leaders looking to punish them for what they do and say.

Commissioners approved $2.1 million in county support to 33 organizations. Urbanite Theatre, which declined to sign a DEI acknowledgement circulated by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, was the lone exception.

Sarasota County arts organizations seeking a share of $2.1 million in public grant funding this year are facing a new requirement to sign an acknowledgment tied to Florida's restrictions on DEI initiatives. Some have signed despite deep reservations.

DeSantis pushed for the law to prevent “indoctrination” in university classrooms, but some professors say it instead made Florida’s students look like “they’re incapable of original thought.”

The controversial law was signed by Florida's Republican governor in 2022, but an injunction by a lower court prevented it from being implemented in college classrooms while the legal battle ensued.

The loose language of the Anti-DEI bill means officials must lean on city attorneys to parse what does and doesn’t fall under the punitive language of the bill.

Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating whether the league has committed potential civil rights violations related to the Rooney Rule and the other employment practices, policies and programs.

Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating possible civil rights violations related to the rule, which requires teams to interview at least two minority candidates for coach and GM positions.

Florida cities and counties are facing new limits after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed laws targeting DEI programs and some climate policies. Here’s what changed.

The new law allows residents to sue local governments for violations, and officials funding DEI initiatives can be removed.

Attorney General James Uthmeier told the NFL its guidelines to improve diversity hiring in leadership positions are discriminatory and ordered the league to stop using it.