Florida St Patrick’s Day parade cancelled over Republican anti-DEI law, causing outrage
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Ron DeSantis signed law prompting the city of Delray Beach to announce it was scrapping its popular Irish celebration A Florida mayor is working to salvage his city’s St Patrick’s Day parade after it was canceled to comply with a new Republican law banning municipalities from hosting events deemed to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The state’s hard right governor Ron DeSantis signed the law in April that takes effect on 1 January, prompting the city of Delray Beach, near Fort Lauderdale, to announce it was scrapping next year’s popular Irish celebration that regularly attracts…
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- Nov 12, 7:50 AM UTCFirst reportFlorida city forced to cancel St Patrick’s Day parade due to Trump anti-diversity lawindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 4:11 PM UTC+8 h· you’re reading thisFlorida St Patrick’s Day parade cancelled over Republican anti-DEI law, causing outragetheguardian.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 4:12 PM UTC · +8 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Delray Beach St Patrick's Day parade cancellation under the Florida anti-DEI law, with the added detail about a canceled Pride event, and it does not contradict Report 1.
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48m agoFlorida St Patrick’s Day parade cancelled over Republican anti-DEI law, causing outrage Ron DeSantis signed law prompting the city of Delray Beach to announce it was scrapping its popular Irish celebration A Florida mayor is working to salvage his city’s St Patrick’s Day parade after it was canceled to comply with a new Republican law banning municipalities from hosting events deemed to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The state’s hard right governor Ron DeSantis signed the law in April that takes effect on 1 January, prompting the city of Delray Beach, near Fort Lauderdale, to announce it was scrapping next year’s popular Irish celebration that regularly attracts…
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