Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced he is nominating Charbel Barakat to the board of Central Florida Tourism Oversight ...

Before the board was selected in February, Disney had reached agreements with the outgoing board that limited the power of DeSantis’ appointees. The new board voted last week to nullify those ...

Board members ... In taking on Disney, DeSantis furthered his reputation as a culture warrior willing to battle perceived political enemies and wield the power of state government to accomplish ...

Iger's 2019 book "The Ride of a Lifetime" discusses how Disney leadership makes decisions, illustrating how the CEO would ...

You’re more likely to see DeSantis dress up as Tinker Bell than you are to see Disney leave Florida. Disney has more money ...

The federal judge assigned to Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has recused himself from the case.

The law was part of DeSantis's promised "strong one-two punch" to nullify an agreement the previous board of the central Florida district entered with Disney, which undercut the power of the ...

Ron DeSantis ... too much power under the old system, but he’s also said a motivation for the change came after Disney challenged the Parental Rights in Education law that limits instruction ...

Not to be outdone, Florida has fired its own legal salvo at Disney World in the form of both a lawsuit and a new law. On May ...

The volleys between Disney ... DeSantis' picks. In March, the district's new slate of supervisors accused Disney of crafting "11th-hour" development deals intended to thwart the board's power ...

People visit Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in ... Tourism Oversight District and gave DeSantis the power to select the five-person board. The move by Florida lawmakers was ...

Mr. DeSantis’s willingness to exert that power in extraordinary ways has led ... The standoff has spilled over into this year ...