DeSantis to Disney: There’s a New Sheriff in Town
February 9, 2023 | Florida
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis upped the ante in his feud with The Walt Disney Co., saying Wednesday the entertainment giant soon will no longer be self-governing because there is a “new sheriff in town.”
The Florida House introduced a bill Monday that would rename the Reedy Creek Improvement District the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District within two years, and instead of Disney governing the district and its five board members, the board members will be appointed by the governor and approved by the state Senate.
Disney was given control of the Reedy Creek district by the state in 1967 before construction began on the Walt Disney World resort…. (Excerpt from Newsmax)
