DeSantis Proposes Barring ESG in Florida Muni Bond Sales (1)

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he will propose legislation that would bar the state and its local governments from using environmental, social, governance criteria when issuing municipal bonds, expanding his push against what he has called a “woke agenda.”

DeSantis released new details on Monday about his plan to require state and local government investments only be guided on potential returns. The Republican governor has previously said the state’s asset managers must stop using ESG investing strategies if they want to keep overseeing Florida’s money, including $220 billion of pension funds.

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“We’re also finally going to make sure that ...