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A judge weighs whether to dismiss the Disney First Amendment lawsuit against Ron DeSantis

A U.S. District Judge is considering motions by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to dismiss the lawsuit by Disney.
Disney

Florida and a special district ask a judge to toss out a lawsuit alleging the state unconstitutionally retaliated against Disney

Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Florida unconstitutionally retaliated against Walt Disney Parks.
Disney

Narrowed Disney First Amendment lawsuit against Ron DeSantis moves forward

Walt Disney Parks filed a narrowed lawsuit alleging its First Amendment rights were violated by Florida for voicing opposition to a 2022 law.
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The Scoop: Tues., September 5, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Congressional redistricting A state judge struck down North Florida’s congressional districts Saturday, rebuffing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to defy anti-gerrymandering protections. DeSantis had put the state’s Fair Districts Amendment up against the U.S. Constitution, openly...
Disney

Special District defends cutting off Disney perks

The chair of the special district that includes Walt Disney World defended eliminating perks that provided access for district employees and their families.
Ethics

After a conflict of interest, Glen Gilzean leaves Florida Ethics Commission

Glen Gilzean stepped down from a commission, while maintaining his $400,0000-a-year job with a Disney special district.
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The Scoop: Tues., August 22, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Veteran housing The Manatee County Commission is delaying moving forward with a project for veteran housing. Earlier this month, they heard the proposal to use county-owned property for affordable housing.   Prescribed burning Two prescribed...
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The Scoop: Mon., August 21, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Local mayors join voices The mayors of Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace joined Friday for a panel in Tampa looking for less intrusion on certain local issues from state lawmakers.   Hurricane season 2...
Disney

Disney fires back in its fight over a DeSantis-appointed district board

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has filed a counterclaim in a battle with Ron DeSantis over the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
Disney

DeSantis-appointed chief of a district that includes Disney properties is advised to resign from an ethics panel

Glen Gilzean, administrator of a special district that includes Walt Disney World properties, shouldn’t continue to serve as a member of the Florida Commission on Ethics while holding a public job.
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Ron DeSantis says Florida has ‘moved on’ so Disney should drop its lawsuit

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Walt Disney should drop a lawsuit that claims retaliation by Florida and accept changes to a special district.
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The Scoop: Mon., August 7, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Hurricane Ian recovery funding Hurricane Ian made landfall last September and devastated parts of Florida. FloridaCommerce held a public meeting Friday at the University of South Florida about federal recovery funding.   Florida AP Psychology...

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