Florida Could Be Cleaning Up DeSantis’s Disney Mess for Years to Come

Ron DeSantis may be looking beyond the Florida-Georgia line for the 2024 election, but the damage he let loose this week could be impacting the state for years to come. MatthewStieb writes

Activists at the Miami Beach Pride Parade protest against the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, more commonly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, earlier this month. Photo: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Ron DeSantis may be looking beyond the Florida-Georgia line for the 2024 election, but the damage he let loose this week could be impacting the state for years to come.

The new law gets rid of Disney’s special improvement district, a catered tax setup established in 1967 which allows the company to run its own fire department and sewer services. Now, the protected area known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District will dissolve in June 2023 — and it appears that the House of Mouse won’t be paying the price.

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