Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) escalated his fight with Disney when he ordered the state's chief inspector general to investigate the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board after it made an agreement with Disney that undermined the state's takeover of the district.
The letter from DeSantis requests the investigation look for any"any legal or ethical violations" by the board in relation to their conduct before the state takeover of the district.
The investigation comes days after state Attorney General Ashley Moody made a public records request to the Disney-appointed board members of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District. The agreement was signed on Feb. 8; the deal does not permit the board to make most changes without permission from the Walt Disney Company. The accord also was made to not last for the foreseeable through the Magic Kingdom's use of another monarch.
Disney CEO Bob Iger went after DeSantis at the company's annual shareholder's meeting on Monday, saying that it"seems really wrong" for the governor to go after the company for"exercising its constitutional right." Iger was alluding to Disney speaking out against the Parental Rights in Education Act last year under previous CEO Bob Chapek.
The battle between the governor and the company, which led to Disney's Central Florida district being restructured, stemmed from Disney denouncing DeSantis's push for the Parental Rights in Education Act last year. Disney had maintained full autonomy over the district since its creation in 1967.
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