Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has said that he does not support companies like Disney having special privileges under state law
In 1967, Florida lawmakers authorized the creation of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, granting the Walt Disney Co. extraordinary powers of self-government, such as the ability to levy taxes and provide emergency services on land in central Florida that is home to the company’s sprawling theme park resort.
But those privileges could be stripped away thanks to a deepening rift between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over legislation critics have nicknamed the Some Republican state lawmakers are considering repealing the 1967 state law that established the Reedy Creek Improvement District.conference Thursday that the Burbank entertainment giant should not have any special privileges in the sunshine state.“As a matter of first principle I don’t support special privileges in law just because a company is powerful,” DeSantis said. “They’ve lost a lot of the pull that they used to have and honestly I think that’s a good thing for our state.
on Twitter on March 30. “If Disney wants to embrace woke ideology, it seems fitting that they should be regulated by Orange County.”On Monday, Disney said Florida’s bill HB 1557 should not have passed or been signed into law. “Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that,” the company said in a statement.
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