Disney goes to war with DeSantis as lobbyists told to gird for Florida battle: report

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DeSantis, a likely GOP presidential candidate who has attacked “woke Disney,” said the company has long operated with an “unfair advantage.”

The agreement was made just before a new oversight board whose members were picked by DeSantis dissolved Reedy Creek Improvement District.

He has previously complained about an agreement Disney made with outgoing board members to preserve the company’s option to add a fifth major theme park and more retail space and hotel rooms at the resort. “We’ll have to evaluate the legality of that agreement, that essentially enables Disney to set their utility rates.State Republicans last year began targeting Disney after it publicly clashed with DeSantis over a law that restricts classroom instruction of gender and sexual orientation.

 

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Disney shouldn't have to fight people.

Imo a $50.00 entertainment tax per ticket sold can go to schools and children meal programs and also pay the unemployment payments to the workers furloughed.

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Disney tells its lobbyists to step up fight against DeSantis and his allies in FloridaDisney's lobbyists are trying to influence DeSantis and Florida's state legislature on issues including land-use bills that could hurt the company. Of course, it’s not gonna be easy to move park of 25000 acres to some other state None of this is news. Even if Disney knows they will lose this fight, they have a duty to their investors to put up the fight, so this is exactly what you expect. We are making more of this than it is. Time to cancel my Disney subscription. Don’t much like their content lately anyway.
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