Disney sues DeSantis, calls theme park taxing district takeover "retaliation"
Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district
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Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district
The Disney Co. has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" after the company opposed a law critics call "Don't Say Gay."
The layoffs are not expected to affect hourly frontline employees at Disney's theme parks and resorts
Several thousand workers across the company will be getting pink slips.
He was arrested on one count of video voyeurism
Proposals include eliminating a planning board and prohibiting mask mandates and COVID vaccine requirements
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are ratcheting up pressure on Walt Disney World.
"Nobody can see this coming," DeSantis told a top Republican legislative leader as they planned a move against Disney last year, he recalled in his new book.
At a GOP event in Michigan, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis again lashed out at the Walt Disney Company.
At a GOP event in Michigan, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis again lashed out at the Walt Disney Company.
At a GOP event in Michigan, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis again lashed out at the Walt Disney Company.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks about the latest between DeSantis and Disney.
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Florida took action to strip Disney of some of its powers after it objected to legislation that restricts discussion of LGBTQ issues in schools
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday called for an investigation into the actions of the Reedy Creek Improvement Board
Disney-controlled predecessors passed restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers.
Managers were told to identify employees that should be laid off in the coming weeks
A bit of magic came to young patients at Broward Health Medical Center Thursday.
Measure renames it the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, the governor now appoints board members
Florida lawmakers Friday gave final approval to changes that would shift control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District from the Walt Disney Co. to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Governor Ron DeSantis moved closer to taking over Walt Disney World's self-governing district Thursday.
The layoffs represent about three percent of the company's global workforce
CEO Bob Iger has announced the company will cut about 7,000 jobs.
Lawmakers in Tallahassee advanced proposals on Wednesday to strip Disney of its self-governing status
The job cuts, about 3% of Disney's global workforce, come months after Iger returned to revitalize the media business.
