Thu Apr 21, 2022 – 6:52 pm EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) – The Florida Legislature gave final approval Thursday to legislation revoking entertainment giant Disney’s “independent special district” status granting it unique legal autonomy over the land containing its Walt Disney World theme park in the Sunshine State.
The Daily Wire reported that the Florida House voted 70-38 to eliminate the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a special district established in 1967 that made Disney akin to a county government for the purposes of establishing and maintaining the park, exempting it from millions of dollars’ worth of taxes and fees.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis began calling for revocation of Disney’s special status shortly after the company attempted to pressure Florida officials not to enact the Parental Rights in Education law, which bans schools from teaching children in kindergarten through third grade about transgenderism and other sexuality-related issues, limits discussions of sexuality for older children to “age appropriate” content, and requires parents to be informed of any changes that could affect their child’s physical, emotional, or mental well-being.
Left-wing activists and their media allies misleadingly dubbed the law the “Don’t-Say-Gay Bill,” framing it as a hateful attack
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