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Axing Disney World’s Reedy Creek could hurt Florida government finances, analysts say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dissolving the Reedy Creek district could hurt Florida government finances and potentially strengthen The Walt Disney Co.’s balance sheet at taxpayers’ expense if leaders don’t solve a complex set of legal problems, according to industry analysts following the showdown.

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis Says Disney Got A 'Wake-Up Call' By Losing Reedy Creek Special Status

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a fresh swipe at the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), claiming his push to eliminate the company Disney's Reedy Creek special district should be seen as a “wake-up call” to a company that veered away from its original corporate mission.

Benzinga

Just what exactly will be banned by the Florida law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’? A closer look at the new restrictions

For more than a decade, many Florida schools have relied on “student support guides” to help teachers navigate the delicate issues of LGBTQ+ students in class and after-school clubs.

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Stop Using Legislation To Virtue Signal

Both Republicans and Democrats are abusing states' police powers to achieve performative political goals. They should stop.

Reason

‘Democrats can’t catch a break’: election maps setback spells midterms trouble

New York ruling that 26 congressional districts were illegally distorted deals major blow to party’s quest to retain House

The Guardian - US

COVID woes prompt more states to require financial literacy classes

Studies have long shown that high school students are woefully uninformed about personal finances and how to manage them. But the COVID-19 pandemic, which revealed how many American adults live on the financial edge, has boosted ongoing efforts to make financial literacy lessons a school requirement.

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Editorial: Many questions and few answers on math textbook ban

On the website of Houston-based Accelerate Learning is a group photo of young people, lined up and holding hands.

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Former Florida surgeon general disputes state’s vaccine, transgender guidance

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Scott Rivkees, the first Florida surgeon general appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, does not seem to agree with recent guidance from the department he once ran.

Tribune News Service

Disney Says Florida Cannot Dissolve Reedy Creek Without Addressing Debt Load

The ongoing feud between Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took another twist as the company is questioning the process that will eliminate its special status tax district in June 2023.

Benzinga

Disney tells investors Florida’s attempts to repeal private district are unlawful

Move could thwart state’s retaliation against company’s opposition to ‘don’t say gay’ law

The Guardian - US

DeSantis' war on "woke" is anti-American

Vladimir Putin sent up a missile this week, and Florida's governor just had to shoot off one of his own

Salon

After years of progress on gay rights, how did the US become so anti-LGBTQ+?

A slew of bills are rolling back recently won freedoms for gay people. Is America ready to fight for LGBTQ+ rights all over again?

The Guardian - US

‘Bigotry does not know state borders’: Anti-LGBTQ legislation troubles queer, trans Angelenos

LOS ANGELES -- Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Californians have watched with alarm and sadness in recent weeks as lawmakers in the Midwest and South have debated the rights of LGBTQ people within their borders.

Los Angeles Times

Fabiola Santiago: My money is on Disney, mimosas and margaritas as DeSantis hits voters in the pocket

I’ll take Disney theme-park magic over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fascist excesses anytime — and happily wear silly, flowered mouse ears on my head all day to broadcast my enthusiasm.

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POINT: Why are Republicans so obsessed with gender issues?

What makes a woman a woman? That’s the question Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Alabama governor Kay Ivey signed legislation that threatens doctors and nurses with up to 10 years in prison for aiding transgender young people in transitioning. Florida’s…

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Florida approves more math books but provides no explanation

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A series of elementary school math textbooks previously rejected by Florida won state approval this week and can now be purchased by school districts that want books to match state standards.

Miami Herald

Voters seek injunction over changes made to North Florida congressional districts

Focusing on a North Florida district that has become a legal and political battleground, voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs are seeking a temporary injunction to block a congressional redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Disney targeted by QAnon believers using meme-stock tactics

For weeks now, followers of the fringe conspiracy group QAnon have been spinning theories and falsehoods about Walt Disney Co. online, whipping up a frenzy of negative sentiment against one of America’s best-known corporations.

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The Independent UK

Disney government in dark about effect of law dissolving it

At the first meeting of Disney World’s private government since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure to dissolve it next year, officials were still confused about what the new legislation meant, even as some ripple effects were starting to be felt

Salon

DeSantis plan to punish Disney hits snag

DeSantis' plan would hit taxpayers with $1 billion bill — but it gets "worse than that"

Input

Elon Musk’s Twitter coup has been a boon for conservative extremists

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jair Bolsonaro, and Ron DeSantis have seen sizable bumps this week.

The Independent UK

Disney’s governing district says Florida cannot get rid of it until bond debts are paid

Officials have warned that getting rid of the taxing district the company imposed on itself would be a huge tax liability for neighboring residents

Reason

Florida Faces First Amendment, Contract, and Budget Issues in Dissolving Disney District

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Chicago Tribune

Editorial: To end a Mickey Mouse situation, Disney and DeSantis must talk and compromise

The goofy impasse between the Walt Disney Co. and the state of Florida — two venerable entities whose fates are inextricably intertwined — is providing lots of red meat for Fox News, MSNBC and divisive partisans on both sides — but it’s bad for America.

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