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DeSantis denies report of ‘U-Turn’ on Disney’s Reedy Creek

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis denied a report Friday that the state was considering reversing its decision to dissolve Disney’s special governing district near Orlando.

In a statement, a spokesperson for DeSantis said the governor “does not make U-turns.”

“The governor was right to champion removing the extraordinary benefit given to one company through the Reedy Creek Improvement District,” the governor’s office said. “We will have an even playing field for businesses in Florida, and the state certainly owes no special favors to one company. Disney s debts will not fall on the taxpayers of Florida. A plan is in the works and will be released soon.”

Earlier Friday, the Financial Times reported Florida lawmakers considered keeping in place the special governing district that encompasses Disney World as Disney CEO Bob Iger returned to lead the company.

In April, Tallahassee legislators voted to d

via www.nbcnews.com

I would raze Disney World to the ground and then sow the earth with salt, but that’s just me.