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The Fine Print of SB 1134: How Florida’s DEI Ban Reaches into Private Contractors’ Training Materials

By: Bekah Zielinski On April 22, 2026, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida Senate Bill 1134, extending Florida’s anti-DEI campaign from state agencies and universities to local and municipal governments.[1] The bill’s central provisions include banning county and municipal DEI offices, prohibiting funding for DEI resolutions, rules, regulations, programs, or policies, and allowing private residents […]

Housing Affordability or Housing Shortage? Why Institutional Investor Restrictions May be the Wrong Approach

By: Joshua Oresky             Considered a fundamental right by many, housing affordability ranks as one of the most pressing domestic policy issues throughout the United States. As home prices surge, rental prices increase, and the American dream of home ownership becomes more akin to an unattainable nightmare. According to a 2025 Congressional Research Service Report, […]

Rebuilding Public Safety: The 2026 Opening of the Miami-Dade Center for Mental Health and Recovery

By: Daniella Domlija In 2026, Miami-Dade County plans to open one of the most ambitious local mental health initiatives in the country: the Miami-Dade Center for Mental Health and Recovery.[1] Designed as an integrated diversion and treatment facility, the Center represents a structural shift in how a major metropolitan jurisdiction responds to serious mental illness […]

From Shield to Sword: Title VI Litigation and the Remaking of Civil Rights Law in the Post-Students for Fair Admissions Landscape

By: Laura Bea In recent months, the federal government has intensified its scrutiny of university diversity initiatives, launching a wave of civil rights investigations and lawsuits that have placed higher education at the center of a national debate over race, institutional autonomy, and federal funding. In its latest attempt to challenge diversity, equality, and inclusion […]