Jacksonville, Fl \u2014 A new Florida law bans cities and counties from funding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. It was signed into law yesterday in Jacksonville. <\/p>\n
Senator Clay Yarborough filed the bill in the Florida Senate, and says it is necessary because DEI programs promote division. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe reality is DEI is undermining merit-based decisions, it\u2019s pitting groups against each other, and it provides a lucrative opportunity for those pushing the narrative while growing the financial burden on taxpayers.\u201d, said Yarbrough. <\/p>\n
The legislation also allows people to sue local government that violates the law, and the governor could remove elected officials who violate it. <\/p>\n
Critics say it will create an uneven playing field for people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and women. <\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan told Jacksonville\u2019s Morning News<\/a> the city is legally reviewing the DEI reforms. <\/p>\n \u201cObviously we don\u2019t want to go sideways with state law.\u201d, Deegan explained while answering if she will replace the city\u2019s Hispanic Outreach Coordinator position after Yaya Cardona resigned. <\/p>\n DeSantis also signed a bill that he says protects Floridians against ESG and Green New Deal agendas. <\/p>\n \u201cFloridians should not be forced to pay for radical climate agendas or identity politics with their hard-earned tax dollars,\u201d said DeSantis.<\/p>\n HB 1217 prevents state and local governments from adopting or enforcing net-zero greenhouse gas emissions policies, including carbon taxes.<\/p>\n \u25b6 Listen to Jacksonville\u2019s Morning News Interviews<\/a><\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and traffic app. And click here<\/a> to subscribe to our daily 3 Big Things newsletter.<\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville, Fl \u2014 A new Florida law bans cities and counties from funding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117,412],"class_list":["post-243165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-ron-desantis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}