Avatarkk SmithDisney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feudverified_publisherCNBC - Sarah WhittenDisney has abandoned plans to open up a new employee campus in Lake Nona, Florida, amid rising tensions with the state's governor. Citing "changing …
Avatarkk SmithDeSantis signs into law restrictions on trans Floridians’ access to treatments and bathroomsverified_publisherCNN - Steve ContornoCNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law new restrictions on gender-affirming treatments for minors, drag shows, bathroom usage and which pronouns can be used in school, the latest front in the Republican leader’s ongoing cultural battles. The package of legislation was a priority …
Avatarkk SmithFact-checking Trump’s CNN town hall in New Hampshireverified_publisherCNNCNN — CNN hosted a town hall with 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night in New Hampshire. Over the course of the night, Trump took questions from New Hampshire Republicans and undeclared voters who plan to vote in the 2024 GOP presidential primary …
Avatarkk SmithA California panel has called for billions in reparations for descendants of slavesverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressOAKLAND, Calif. — California's reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, gave final …
Avatarkk SmithDeSantis Disney oversight board votes to sue company over tax-district fightverified_publisherCNBC - Kevin BreuningerThe board of supervisors picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World's operations voted Monday to sue Disney in response to the …
Avatarkk SmithDisney Sues DeSantis Over Control of Its Florida Resortverified_publisherThe New York Times - Brooks BarnesLast year, under pressure from its employees, Disney criticized a Florida education law prohibiting classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for young students. Almost instantly, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida started calling the company “Woke Disney” and vowing to show it who …