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Los Angeles Times
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Michael Hiltzik

Michael Hiltzik: Heaps of campaign cash got Disney what it wanted in Florida, until now

The Walt Disney Co. has dominated Florida for so long that the very idea of a backlash from the state's political leaders has been unimaginable.

Yet here we are. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and his GOP colleagues in the state legislature are threatening to bring the hammer down on the entertainment behemoth.

Why? Because Disney is expressing disapproval of their latest effort to pander to their far-right base, the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law aimed at oppressing transgender people.

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