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A timeline of the DeSantis-Disney fight in Florida
A timeline of the DeSantis-Disney fight in Florida
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/04/17/desantis-disney-timeline-board-investigation-shareholders/
Spring 2021: The Legislature passed and the governor signed a bill that would give Disney special treatment to crack down on social media companies after several conservatives said their accounts had been banned. Republican sponsors added a last-minute amendment exempting companies that own theme parks, particularly to allow programs run by Disney+ for example, that collect viewer reviews, to be exempt from the ban. It turns out that the governor’s own staff helped to create the Disney carveout.
Summer 2021: The governor’s war with Disney starts. The company requires all its on-site employees to be fully vaccinated. By late October, the governor announced he would impose fines against Disney and others with vaccine mandates.
March 11, 2022: Disney employees pressure the company to take a stand against the proposed Parental Rights in Education legislation. CEO Bob Chapek sends a message to all employees “especially our LGBTQ+ community,” and says he’s sorry the company didn’t act sooner and announces that Disney is pausing all political contributions in the state.
March 28, 2022: Disney doubles down in a company statement that the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed by opponents as the Don’t Say Gay bill, should be struck down by the courts.
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To come:
April 19, 2023: Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet and review a new proposal to strengthen its authority over planning, zoning and land development regulations for the special taxing district.
In the next week: Legislation will be drafted in Tallahassee to revoke the development agreements.
Summer 2021: The governor’s war with Disney starts. The company requires all its on-site employees to be fully vaccinated. By late October, the governor announced he would impose fines against Disney and others with vaccine mandates.
March 11, 2022: Disney employees pressure the company to take a stand against the proposed Parental Rights in Education legislation. CEO Bob Chapek sends a message to all employees “especially our LGBTQ+ community,” and says he’s sorry the company didn’t act sooner and announces that Disney is pausing all political contributions in the state.
March 28, 2022: Disney doubles down in a company statement that the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed by opponents as the Don’t Say Gay bill, should be struck down by the courts.
…
To come:
April 19, 2023: Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet and review a new proposal to strengthen its authority over planning, zoning and land development regulations for the special taxing district.
In the next week: Legislation will be drafted in Tallahassee to revoke the development agreements.
moRon DeFascist really went apeshit over a rather benign response from Disney last year. His personal vendetta is earning him a new nickname:
Chief Pettiness Officer
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