DeSantis Disney oversight board votes to sue company over tax-district fight
Publishing timestamp: 2023-05-01 16:38:31
Summary
The board of supervisors picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World's operations voted to sue Disney in response to the company's recent federal lawsuit alleging a campaign of political retaliation by the governor. The litigation escalated a fight that began over a year earlier when Disney criticized a Florida bill limiting talk of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms. The board unanimously voted to authorize the lawsuit in state court, seeking justice in their own backyard. The extended row against Disney, one of Florida's top employers, has recently begun to generate criticism from some of DeSantis' fellow Republicans.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/01/desantis-disney-tax-lawsuit-oversight-board-votes-to-sue.html