DeSantis’ hand-picked Walt Disney World oversight board meets for the first time

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – A new board controlling Walt Disney World’s special taxing district in Florida will meet for the first time on Wednesday, as Governor Ron DeSantis’ hand-picked group gets ready to end the entertainment giant’s “corporate kingdom.” What that entails is not clear. Nothing in the language of the legislation creating the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District gives the board of supervisors authority to direct Walt Disney Co’s content. Nevertheless, Republican DeSantis has spoken out against the media company’s “woke agenda.” “The District board members are now i…

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