/tags/dei DEI en-US SAčúŒÊŽ«Ä± Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT /sports/2026-06-23/florida-launches-probe-of-major-league-baseball-over-bible-verses-on-pride-caps Attorney General James Uthmeier's investigation follows a similar response from the DOJ after three San Francisco pitchers were warned for writing over the rainbow-colored logos. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT /sports/2026-06-23/florida-launches-probe-of-major-league-baseball-over-bible-verses-on-pride-caps Rick Mayer /government-politics/2026-06-18/palmetto-bay-denied-islamic-holiday-greeting Mohammed Taha, a longtime Palmetto Bay resident, was turned down when he reached out to Village officials to suggest a post for the popular Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha on their media outlets. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:53:13 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-18/palmetto-bay-denied-islamic-holiday-greeting Valentina Nuñez /arts-culture/2026-06-04/key-west-pride-festival-dei-funding-rainbow Key West is this week celebrating the LGBTQ+ community “with a little bit more passion” — as it hosts its last Pride festival to be aided by public funding before a DEI ban kicks in. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:44:16 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-04/key-west-pride-festival-dei-funding-rainbow Valentina Nuñez /government-politics/2026-04-23/desantis-signs-florida-law-banning-local-dei-funding-says-white-men-are-disfavored Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claims diversity, equity, and inclusion programs discriminate against white men. On Wednesday, he signed legislation banning local governments from funding or promoting DEI initiatives. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-23/desantis-signs-florida-law-banning-local-dei-funding-says-white-men-are-disfavored Associated Press /government-politics/2026-04-07/miami-beach-pride-month-floridas-dei-bill The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill that seriously limits how local governments can support LGBTQ Pride — but local institutions are pressing on anyways. Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely to sign it into law. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:11:40 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-07/miami-beach-pride-month-floridas-dei-bill Joshua Ceballos /sports/2026-04-03/politifact-fl-florida-ag-james-uthmeier-says-the-nfls-rooney-rule-violates-florida-law-does-it Uthmeier, who has used his position to challenge diversity, equity and inclusion policies before, told the NFL that its "Rooney Rule" is discriminatory and illegal in Florida, and ordered the league to stop enforcing it. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:46:00 GMT /sports/2026-04-03/politifact-fl-florida-ag-james-uthmeier-says-the-nfls-rooney-rule-violates-florida-law-does-it Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /sports/2026-03-26/uthmeier-wants-nfl-to-eliminate-the-rooney-rule-as-a-dei-policy The attorney general of Florida wants one of the biggest and most popular corporations in the country, the National Football League, to stop implementing what he calls race-based hiring policies, because he says it violates Florida’s Civil Rights Act. Uthmeier contacted NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Wednesday to inform him that the “Rooney Rule,” established more than 20 years ago for the league to combat the historically low number of minorities in head coaching position, is illegal under Florida law. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:46:42 GMT /sports/2026-03-26/uthmeier-wants-nfl-to-eliminate-the-rooney-rule-as-a-dei-policy Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-13/passage-of-anti-dei-legislation-sparks-opposition Those speaking out against the bill included several pastors from around the state, as well as some local elected officials. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:34:59 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-13/passage-of-anti-dei-legislation-sparks-opposition Tom Flanigan /government-politics/2026-03-06/florida-senate-votes-to-ban-local-governments-from-spending-on-dei If enacted, officials could be removed from office for violating the bill. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:34:06 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-06/florida-senate-votes-to-ban-local-governments-from-spending-on-dei Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /education/2025-10-16/florida-wipes-culture-diversity-and-other-terms-from-unf-teacher-education-courses Returning from summer break, University of North Florida professor John White was caught off-guard by the urgent news, relayed by administrators, that the state ordered certain taboo words to be removed from all class syllabi or course descriptions in the university’s teacher-education department. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:16:00 GMT /education/2025-10-16/florida-wipes-culture-diversity-and-other-terms-from-unf-teacher-education-courses Michael Vasquez | Florida Trib