DeSantis signs bill to end Disney’s self-governing power

The battle between Florida and Disney took another turn Monday. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that ends Disney’s self-governing power and puts the media giant’s Florida property under the control of a state board appointed by the governor.

Since the 1960s, Disney has been considered its own district, exempt from certain taxes and laws in the state of Florida. Disney and DeSantis have previously been at odds. A debate sparked between the two when Disney’s former CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against a Florida bill that restricted classroom instruction on gender and sexual orientation. He called the legislation anti-LGBTQ.

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