Gov. DeSantis signs bill revoking Disney’s special self-governing status in Florida.
special self-governing status in the area around its Orlando theme parks, in a move widely seen as retaliation against the company for criticizing a new education law signed by the Republican governor.’s special tax privileges in the state which have been in place since the late 1960s.
Republicans in the Florida Legislature responded swiftly by passing a bill that would remove Disney’s special tax status on June 1, 2023. “Governor DeSantis is wielding the power of the state to punish businesses simply for not falling in line with his brutal and discriminatory attacks,” Joni Madison, interim president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a. “It’s simply another example of Gov. DeSantis’s attempts to tell people what to say, how to teach, what they can learn, what they can believe, and who they can be, and shows that Gov. DeSantis is prioritizing attacking LGBTQ+ people over the well-being of his state.
Disney itself has faced criticism from employees and advocates over its initial response to the bill.
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