Mike Schneider

June 29, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Disney claims in its lawsuit that its free speech rights were violated by the takeover of its governing district in retaliation for opposing the so-called Don't Say Gay legislation Gov. Ron DeSantis championed.

By Mike Schneider

3 minute read

June 20, 2023 | Daily Business Review

At several meetings since the Gov. Ron DeSantis-appointed supervisors took their seats this spring, the president of the firefighters' union praised them for visiting firefighters at their stations around the 39-square-mile Disney World property.

By Mike Schneider

5 minute read

June 01, 2023 | Daily Business Review

It's not lost on Gay Days organizers that the highlight of the weekend will be a Saturday meetup of LGBTQ+ visitors at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, where the first Gay Days started as a single-day celebration in 1991.

By Mike Schneider

6 minute read

May 17, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Disney's motion to dismiss was the latest twist in legal battles being played out in federal and state courts among the entertainment giant, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the DeSantis-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

By Mike Schneider

4 minute read

May 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Disney lawsuit asks a federal judge to void the governor's takeover of the theme park district, as well as the oversight board's actions, on the grounds that they were violations of the company's free speech rights.

By Mike Schneider

3 minute read

May 02, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's lawsuit seeks to maintain its oversight of design and construction in the district that governs Disney World's 25,000 acres after the previous Disney-controlled board signed over those powers to the company before the DeSantis-appointed board members held their first meeting earlier this year.

By Mike Schneider

5 minute read

April 20, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis and state lawmakers recently ratcheted up the pressure on Disney by proposing upcoming legislation that would require state inspections of Disney rides.

By Mike Schneider

4 minute read

April 18, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Lawmakers will introduce a bill in coming weeks that would end an exemption for Disney parks when it comes to ride inspections by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

By Mike Schneider

4 minute read

April 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Disney CEO Bob Iger said that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and lawmakers appeared to be retaliating against the company for exercising its constitutional rights.

By Mike Schneider

3 minute read

October 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Contractors who remove debris and perform post-storm repairs are fighting over local government contracts that could be worth tens of millions in tax dollars.

By Mike Schneider

5 minute read