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Post by Admin on Apr 10, 2023 4:07:18 GMT
Matt Dixon reports from Florida about Disney's legal battle to remain "independent" from the state “until [21] years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III.” Nicholas Wu, former Governor Pat McCrory (R-N.C.) and former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable to discuss how potential Republican candidates are assessing the state of the 2024 GOP primary.
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2023 14:25:32 GMT
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis' ongoing fight with Disney and his priorities if elected in 2024, which include 'shutting down' the Department of Education. #FoxNews
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2023 18:16:59 GMT
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to Disney's lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. #Don'tSayGay #Disney #Florida #Woke
Disney has accused Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of organising a campaign of "government retaliation" in a lawsuit.
The new legal action sharply escalates the battle between the entertainment giant and the Republican politician.
The two sides have been fighting since Disney criticised a state law banning discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools.
The lawsuit came after state officials voided a development deal involving the firm's Florida theme park.
Disney said Mr DeSantis' steps to assert control over its operations threatened its business and violated its constitutional rights.
It asked the court to undo the moves.
"Disney regrets it has come to this," the company's parks division said in the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida.
"But having exhausted efforts to seek a resolution, the company is left with no choice but to file this lawsuit to protect its cast members, guests, and local development partners from a relentless campaign to weaponise government power against Disney in retaliation for expressing a political viewpoint unpopular with certain state officials."
Mr DeSantis - who is currently abroad on a round-the-world tour - has previously cast the state's moves as efforts to remove special perks for a company that were no longer in the public interest.
At one point he said the state would not "bend a knee to woke executives in California".
"We are unaware of any legal right that a company has to operate its own government or maintain special privileges not held by other businesses in the state," his communications director Taryn Fenske said in response to the lawsuit.
"The lawsuit is yet another unfortunate example of their hope to undermine the will of the Florida voters and operate outside the bounds of the law."
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2023 21:33:00 GMT
The Florida Senate passed legislation late Wednesday that would get rid of a development agreement between Walt Disney World and its special district signed before the district’s board was replaced with government appointees, further escalating Florida Republicans’ feud with Disney despite the company filing a lawsuit over those attacks hours earlier.
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Post by Admin on Apr 28, 2023 6:21:25 GMT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday shrugged off Disney’s lawsuit against him as politically motivated, and said that it was time for the iconic company to stop enjoying favorable treatment in his state.
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