DeSantis seeks to void Disney's Florida board agreement

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ramped up his fight against Walt Disney
Co (DIS.N), seeking to void an agreement that Disney passed to limit
the power of a board appointed by DeSantis to oversee its Florida
theme park property.

On Thursday in remarks made at Hillsdale College in Michigan, DeSantis
said the legislature would void changes Disney made shortly before it
lost control of the board.

"They are not superior to the people of Florida. And so come hell or
high water, we're going to make sure that policy of Florida carries
the day," the Florida governor said.

"We're going to look at things like taxes on hotels, we're going to
look at things like tolls on the roads, we're going to look at things
like developing some of the property that the district owns," added
DeSantis, widely considered a 2024 presidential candidate.

Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment on
DeSantis' remarks. However, earlier in the week, Chief Executive Bob
Iger fired back at DeSantis, saying his apparent retaliation against
Disney for taking a position on legislation was "anti-business."
Disney opposed Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act - referred
to by opponents as the "Don't Say Gay" bill - that restricts classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ron-desantis-takes-aim-disney-vows-void-florida-theme-park-development-agreement-2023-04-08/

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