I’LL TAKE “WHAT IS MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE?” FOR $500, ALEX: St. Patrick’s Day parade canceled in Florida thanks to state’s anti-DEI law.

A new anti-DEI law championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that goes into effect next year has resulted in the cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade.

The city of Delray Beach announced that it was pulling the plug on the popular 60-year-old spectacle — as well as the city’s annual Pride celebration — after it did a review of Florida Senate Bill 1134, which DeSantis signed into law and goes into effect on Jan. 1.

This new law, the city posted on an official website, “establishes restrictions on municipal funding, promotion, and official actions involving activities defined under the legislation as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).”

Great minds think alike; I found this story after writing the above headline: DeSantis accuses Delray Beach of ‘malicious compliance’ over parade cancellation.