Florida College Bureaucrats ‘Significantly Misreported’ Diversity Initiatives When Pressed By DeSantis, His Office Says

The office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis charged Thursday that state universities drastically under-reported diversity, equity, and inclusion spending after the Republican leader told administrators to provide state lawmakers with the data.

DeSantis, who entered a second term as chief executive last month after a landslide re-election victory, asked public university officials to produce an account of expenditures related to DEI initiatives as lawmakers consider budget proposals for the new year.

He revealed on Tuesday that his office would work to “eliminate all DEI and Critical Race Theory bureaucracies in the state of Florida” and force the departments to “wither on the vine.”