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Disney sues Ron DeSantis over Florida district: ‘A targeted campaign of government retaliation’

Disney and Florida Gov. The Republican governor — who is widely expected to run for president in 2024 — has made his battle against Disney a cornerstone of his culture wars campaign, at times referring to the legendary California company as a “woke Burbank corporation.” The feud began last year after Disney spoke out against Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay …

Gov. DeSantis surrogates escalate tit-for-tat versus Disney

Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Disney World’s governing board have launched a fresh salvo in the fight to control the resort, seeking to expand their authority after their Disney-controlled predecessors abdicated most powers to the company. Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District are floating a resolution saying the board has “superior authority” over all land development decisions for the …

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Disney chief Bob Iger calls Gov. DeSantis’ actions ‘anti-business and anti-Florida’

A family walks past Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger on Monday shot back at Florida Gov. “It seems like he’s decided to retaliate against us.” Earlier Monday, the Republican governor ordered an investigation into whether Disney had colluded to illegally bypass a new …

Standing at the podium at a fire station in Florida’s Lake Buena Vista — home to Walt Disney World — Gov. Under legislation DeSantis signed Monday, the state of Florida took control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which essentially operated as Disney’s private municipal government in the area containing Walt Disney World and other parks. The move is widely …

CNN — Florida lawmakers will return to the state Capitol in Tallahassee next week to finalize their efforts to strip the Walt Disney Company of its special governing powers, the latest round of the yearlong feud between Republican Gov. In addition to settling Disney’s future, lawmakers in the GOP-controlled legislature will also consider changes to two other contentious DeSantis priorities …

Florida Gov DeSantis pushes to end Disney self-government

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked the Legislature to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its properties in the state, the latest volley in a feud between the governor and the entertainment giant over what critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. DeSantis, an ascendant GOP governor and …