In addition to putting the region under state receivership and appointing five people to a state control board, Ron Desantis also signed legislation to remove Disney’s self-government status.
Disney will live under the same laws as everyone else, no longer have its own government, and pay its fair share of taxes and debts. In a press conference on Wednesday, DeSantis said, “This is obviously going to be managed by the state of Florida, which is no longer self-governing for them.” So, a new sheriff has been appointed, and that is the way things will remain.
The new law gives Florida governor DeSantis the power to pick and choose his nominees to the board. They include the following:
Martin Garcia
Garcia is a Tampa lawyer and Republican donor. His private investment firm gave $50,000 for DeSantis’ reelection.
Bridget Ziegler
Ziegler is a Sarasota County School Board member. She was the co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a conservative organization. She is also the wife of the new chairman of the Floridian Republic Party–Christian Ziegler.
– Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) February 27, 2023
After more than fifty years of quasi-governmental autonomy, Walt Disney World’s sovereignty over its special tax district was finally ended by the Florida Senate on Friday by a vote of 26-9.
Disney’s footprint in Florida extends across two counties: Orange and Osceola. Disney’s special district was called Reedy Creek and has now been renamed as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
DeSantis had been pushing his “war on wokeness” for a while as he allegedly prepares for a role at the national level of the GOP. His actions have been criticized by GOP stalwarts including former Vice President Mike Pence and New Hampshire Governor Chris Sunumu, two Republicans who are expected to stand in the primaries before the 2024 Presidential elections and could be in direct competition against DeSantis, although he hasn’t as yet confirmed that he would be a presidential candidate in 2024.
I signed legislation to end Disney’s self-governing status, placed the area in state receivership, and appointed 5 members to a state control board.
Disney no longer has its own government, will live under the same laws as everyone else and pay its debts and fair share of taxes. pic.twitter.com/5JnZmEjSdv
– Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) February 27, 2023
The GOP stalwart previously clashed with the business last year after it openly rejected his “Don’t Say Gay” measure, which forbade discussion of sexual orientation in the classroom from kindergarten through the third grade.
Gov. DeSantis disregarded the censure leveled at him. Instead, he expanded the criticism of Disney by providing podium time to speakers who criticized the company’s other policies. They protested Disney’s anti-vaccine and anti-mask policies, its treatment of firefighters, and its more recent amusement choices, which include what many conservatives refer to as “woke” entertainment.
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