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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Florida legislators vote to dissolve Disney’s governing agreement after ‘Don’t Say Gay’ fallout

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Florida’s Republican-controlled state legislature approved a measure to dissolve the Walt Disney Company’s governing agreement with the state, potentially ending a decades-old deal that allowed the company to manage and tax its sprawling theme park and resort properties following its opposition to what opponents have called the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.

During a special legislative session convened to redraw the state’s redistricting plans, Florida’s House of Representatives gave final passage on 21 April to a measure that sets up the dissolve of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the governing structure for Disney’s Orlando-area properties.

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