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FL Gov DeSantis signs bill to hold Disney accountable for progressive activism by taking control of Special District
Breaking Monday, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will allow the state of Florida to take control of Disney World’s special district. “Look at your watch and you’ll know at what time the corporate kingdom finally came to an end,” the governor said at a signing ceremony.
National Review explains that the bill gives the governor the authority to appoint all five governing board members for the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Previously Disney was able to appoint all board members which allowed the company full control over services and development within the special district. The measure is a move by DeSantis to hold Disney liable for its progressive activism.
National Review reports:
Florida’s battle with Disney began when the company publicly denounced the Parental Rights in Education bill, which prohibited the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 public schools. Disney declared that the legislation “should never have passed and should never have been signed into law.” The company went on to suspend political donations in Florida in an act of protest against the legislation.
In April, DeSantis retaliated by signing a bill that stripped Disney of its 50-year-old “independent special district” status, which had granted it the privilege of creating its own regulations, building codes, and other municipal services within the zone. The arrangement had also shielded Disney from significant tax burden.
Under the measure, the autonomous area that accommodates the famous Walt Disney World theme park could have been dissolved, but it also left open the option of maintaining the district with some changes, which is ultimately what the legislature opted to do in advancing the bill that was signed Monday. If the DeSantis administration had chosen dissolution, taxpayers in Orange and Osceola counties would have been forced to pay for the firefighting, police, and road maintenance services that Disney had been paying. They also would have had to cover the Disney tax district’s debt of around $1 billion.
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Hannity exclusive: Sara Carter talks to NYC parents about migrant influx affecting schools
Sara Carter went directly to the streets of New York City to talk to parents about how the migrant crisis is affecting the education of their children in the schools of the big apple. Exclusive to ‘Hannity’ Carter spoke with several parents.
The schools are already struggling, said one concerned father. The migrant crisis and thousands of families with children attempting to get education, combined with the city’s resources being cut across the board in combination with redistributing resources to fight the consequences that come with the migrant influx.
Children are already being faced with catching up from the learning losses during covid, the father continued. Nationally, students are grades behind where they should be due to covid-19 protocols such as quarantining for days and work from home curriculum. Now, adding the thousands of migrant children will create even more of a strain said the father.
We need to stop creating a fantasy world that everyone can come here, stated another concerned parent.
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