Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recapped the best hits of his administration to an appreciative crowd of homeschool parents in Orlando on May 26. At his first public speech since declaring his candidacy two days prior, they frequently roared their approval. Much of what DeSantis has done to fight what he typically calls “the woke agenda”…
Speaking to Homeschool Parents, DeSantis Pounds Parental Rights and Educational Change
May 26, 2023
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DeSantis’s New Disney World Board Pledges ‘a Lot of Changes’
March 10, 2023
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The newly appointed members of Walt Disney World’s new governing board met for the first time on March 8, pledging to make “a lot of changes” in the way the iconic entertainment resort will be overseen in the future. “You will see a lot of changes that are going to occur, and many of those…
DeSantis Signs Bill Ending Disney’s ‘Corporate Kingdom’
February 27, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis consigned Disney World’s self-governing status to the historical dustbin on Feb. 27 as he signed the bill setting up a new board to govern the Central Florida property, one of the world’s premier tourist destinations. DeSantis staged the bill with a backdrop not of the Magic Kingdom, but of a big…
Disney Executive Who Left After ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Controversy Made $119,505 per Day
January 20, 2023
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A Walt Disney Company executive who was fired after he instigated a fight against the Florida “Don’t Say Gay’ controversy raked in more than $100,000 per day in his brief stint in Hollywood. The executive, Geoff Morrell, who was hired as Disney’s chief corporate affairs officer in January 2021, lasted only three months at the…
Disney’s Florida Fiasco: The Pitfalls of ‘Woke Capitalism’
Commentary Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving forward with his plan to remove the special legal status that has allowed Walt Disney World to operate for more than 50 years as an autonomous government entity, free of nearly all state and local oversight and with the power to levy its own tax-free municipal bonds….
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Florida’s Parental Rights Law
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—A Federal Judge has dismissed another lawsuit challenging Florida’s parental rights law. The decision is the second time in about a month that a judge has declined to block the law, which protects the rights of parents to make decisions about the upbringing and control of their children, restricts school districts from withholding…
‘Pansexual’ Florida Teacher Fired After Sexuality Discussion in Classroom
A former Florida middle school art teacher has said she was fired after discussing sexuality with her students, including revealing to them that she is pansexual and allowing the students to paint LGBTQI+ flags which she hung in the classroom. Casey Scott was fired from Trafalgar Middle School for what the Lee County School District…
Dissolving Disney’s Special District ‘Catastrophic’ for Local Taxpayers
April 25, 2022
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The Reedy Creek Improvement District’s (RCID) Board of Supervisors meets on April 27 for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the district’s offices on Hotel Plaza Boulevard in Lake Buena Vista. On the agenda is an appointment, an amended work order, and a proposed solar power purchase agreement—typical stuff for a special district accorded most…
Longtime Disney Cast Member Speaks Out: ‘We Are Ashamed to Work for This Company’
April 8, 2022
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As the battle between Florida and The Walt Disney Co. executives continues to rage on, a longtime employee of Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando is speaking out, sharing how he and the majority of his fellow cast members are “ashamed to work for this company.” The employee, a custodial cast member of 35 years…
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While Disney appears to have initially tried to stay out of the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” Florida controversy, an employee walkout apparently made the company change its course. The Florida Democratic Party even canceled an annual fundraising event at Disney for not speaking out against the bill. Eventually, the company CEO made a statement against…
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