DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new members of the Reedy Creek Improvement District will try to claw back some of its power from Disney at a meeting Wednesday. The board, which…
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Disney stripped Gov. DeSantis’ board of power
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board overseeing Disney World’s government services is gearing up for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement they say effectively renders them powerless to…
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DeSantis’ Disney board signals future dispute
A new board controlling Walt Disney World’s special taxing district in Florida meet for the first time on Wednesday, as Governor Ron DeSantis’ hand-picked group gets ready to end the…
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DeSantis takes over Walt Disney World district
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law Monday that gives the state control of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, stripping the resort of its self-governing powers amid a…
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DeSantis nears takeover of Disney govt in Florida
Florida lawmakers voted Thursday to give Gov. Ron DeSantis new power over the state’s most iconic theme parks amid his ongoing feud with Disney. Under a fast-tracked bill that could…
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Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in Iger’s Co. ‘transformation’
Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) on Wednesday announced a sweeping restructuring under recently reinstated CEO Bob Iger, cutting 7,000 jobs as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs…
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‘Magic’ is back, Bob Iger returns as CEO of Disney
Economists and investors welcomed Bob Iger back as the CEO of the Walt Disney Co. after Sunday’s surprise news that the Hollywood conglomerate’s former head would return to replace Bob…
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New this week in streaming: ‘Girls5Eva’
This week in entertainment, Peacock launches an eight-episode comedy about a 1990s “girls group” that grabs an unexpected grown-up opportunity to reunite. “Girls5Eva” is produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock…
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