Florida Governor Ron DeSantis filed a motion to dismiss his long-running case against Disney, claiming he’s titled to “legislative immunity” and the Mouse House lacks standing to …
The Barack Obama-appointed judge, claiming “a relative within the third degree” — meaning it could be Walker’s great grandchildren, first cousin or great-aunt, for example — owns 30 shares of Disney.
The case will is now before Judge Allen Winsor, a Republican who was nominated to the bench in 2019 by DeSantis’ GOP rival President Donald Trump. Reedy Creek Improvement District encompasses 25,000 acres and has been in effect since 1967. When DeSantis disbanded it, he replaced it with the Central Florida Tourism District Boardthat would have brought 2,000 high-paying jobs to the state.
“Does the state want us to invest more, employ more people, and pay more taxes, or not?” Disney boss Robert Iger said on an earnings-related conference call with analysts ahead of pulling the plug on the development project. The campus was originally planned to be located in the Lake Nona region — about 20 miles from the Magic Kingdom.Share this article:
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