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Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Into Law Ending Disney’s Special Tax Status

By Thomas A. Smith

On Friday afternoon, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill into law putting an end to Disney World’s special tax status that allows the amusement park to govern autonomously, according to Kyle Morris with Fox News. The bill had passed the Florida State Senate and State House earlier this week, as Spencer reported. 

The law amends Florida’s Section 189.0311 on “Independent special districts; charter requirements” and eliminates the Reedy Creek Improvement District–the Disney government that was established in May 1967 thanks to The Reedy Creek Improvement Act–in June 2023. The districts can be reestablished in the future.

“You re a corporation based in Burbank, California, and you re gonna marshal your economic might to attack the parents of my state. We view that as a provocation, and we re going to fight back against that,” DeSantis said. 

via townhall.com