DeSantis restricts funding for diversity programs at Florida schools and colleges.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that prohibits public universities and colleges from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, restricts how educators can discuss discrimination in lower-level courses, and weakens tenure protections. The law has outraged faculty, free speech groups, and students, particularly people of color and LGBTQ+ youth, who see it as a political assault on academic independence and anti-bias efforts. Similar measures are being proposed in other states, and parts of the legislation could face legal challenges. DeSantis is expected to declare his candidacy for president soon and is using laws like this to promote himself to conservatives in primary states.