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Ron DeSantis: “We were the first state in the country to ban [DEI] at the…”

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Governor DeSantis Calls for Special Legislative Session to Finish the Budget

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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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Asserts that Florida was the first state to ban Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives at universities.

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