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  • LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2023/04/17: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis holds a press conference at the Reedy Creek Administration Building in Lake Buena Vista. DeSantis announced legislative action to nullify the agreement between the Reedy Creek Improvement District and Walt Disney World which was designed to permit Disney to retain control of its theme park and surrounding property. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Leadership

    Disney aims to narrow its lawsuit against Ron DeSantis to free speech, alleges ‘weaponization of government’

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Ron DeSantisPolitics

    Disney firefighters are distraught, choked up by Ron DeSantis’ ‘disturbing’ move to strip them of free park passes

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Ron DeSantisPolitics

    Ron DeSantis wants to strip Disney workers of free passes and discounts, arguing it sucks millions from Florida’s economy

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Ron DeSantisPolitics

    Ron DeSantis’ ethics chair either has to give that up or his $400,000 salary as Disney’s administrator, judge rules

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Lake County school officials said they had no choice but to prohibit most elementary school students from reading "And Tango Makes Three," an award-winning picture book for kids. (Scott Maxwell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Politics

    Gay penguins book beats back ban efforts from Ron DeSantis’ Florida schools. But Shakespeare is getting censored

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Ron DeSantisPolitics

    Ron DeSantis just canceled the Disney district’s diversity, equity and inclusion committee

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Visitantes del parque temático Magic Kingdom caminan cerca de una estatua de Walt Disney y Mickey Mouse, el viernes 14 de julio de 2023, en Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AP Foto/John Raoux)Finance

    Ron DeSantis and the Disney firefighters union have a deal—and it includes a 5% wage increase

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Ron DeSantisPolitics

    Disney World firefighters welcomed DeSantis taking over their district, but he doesn’t want to raise the union starting pay from $55,000 to $66,000

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Travelers check out a jumbo screen projecting images of Walt Disney World in the east hall atrium at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, May 25, 2023 in Orlando, Fla. Auto club AAA said this summer could be “one for the record books, especially at airports,” with more than 43 million Americans projected to travel 50 miles or more. (Joe Burbank /Orlando Sentinel via AP)Politics

    A Florida judge just recused himself from Disney’s fight against Gov. Ron DeSantis because his relative owns stock in the company

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people are flocking to Florida’s theme parks and hotels to go on thrill rides, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside in a decades-long tradition known as Gay Days. Even though Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers have championed a slew of anti-LGBTQ laws, that’s not stopping organizers from encouraging visitors from around the world to come and visit (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)Lifestyle

    Disney World welcomes thousands of LGBTQ+ people to celebrate Gay Days: ‘We are here, we are queer and we aren’t going anywhere’

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the “Don’t say gay” bill, at Classical Preparatory School, on March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. DeSantis has emerged as a rival of former President Donald Trump and likely has his eyes set on the White House for the 2024 election. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)Politics

    3 civil rights groups warn tourists about travel in Florida because of ‘openly hostile’ laws

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Dallas skyline rises behind the Cotton Bowl stands as Texas fans watch during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Dallas. U.S. metropolitan areas increased their populations by almost half a percent last year in another sign that flight from urban areas during the first year of the pandemic either slowed down or reversed in its second year as people moved to Sunbelt metros in Texas and Florida by the tens of thousands. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)Lifestyle

    America’s big cities aren’t bleeding people quite as fast as they were during the pandemic, census estimates show

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • A monorail train passes over floating gardens at the 2022 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Politics

    Disney World’s new pro-DeSantis board just hired a new administrator who will earn $400,000 and wants to build affordable housing nearby

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. It’s going on six months since Bob Iger returned to The Walt Disney Co., and while there’s been plenty of issues to keep him busy, one has definitely been top of mind: reconnecting with the Disney theme park die-hards and restoring their faith in the brand. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)Politics

    Disney’s lawsuit against DeSantis keeps getting bigger as Florida Governor adds new laws to hit entertainment giant

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ oversight board of Disney World has voted to claw back authority over the company’s theme park properties. The vote Wednesday, April 26, 2023, by the governor’s appointees voids a last-minute deal that placed control of theme park design and construction decisions Disney’s hands. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)Politics

    The board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis just authorized a lawsuit against Disney days after the company sued Florida for retaliation

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press