We also had the bill that was really done by the Jacksonville reps, Senator Yarborough and Representative Black. The ban on DEI in local governments. We don't do it in the. We were the first state in the country to ban [DEI] at the universities. We don't do it in state government, but local governments are doing it. And honestly, it's discriminatory and it's a waste of money when they're doing it. (12:34–12:38)
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