Florida lawmakers approve bill giving DeSantis control of Disney’s Reedy Creek district

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Senate Republicans in Florida have officially handed Gov. Ron DeSantis control of Reedy Creek Improvement District, Walt Disney World’s self-governing jurisdiction.
On Friday, Republican lawmakers voted to approve a bill designed to punish the entertainment giant over its criticism of the state’s Parental Rights in Education bill.
HB 9B, which now heads to the Republican governor’s desk, would give DeSantis the power to appoint all five members of Reedy Creek Improvement District’s Board of Supervisors.
It passed on a 26-9 vote in the Senate, a day after the House approved it on an 82-31 vote.