Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a key figure in Florida’s “parental rights” movement to the board that will oversee Disney’s Orlando theme parks, in a sign that the governor…
Ziegler’s husband, Christian, was elected earlier this month as chair of the Florida Republican Party.four other board members: Martin Garcia, a Tampa attorney; Brian Aungst, Jr., a Clearwater attorney; Mike Sasso, an attorney in Winter Park; and Ron Peri, the chairman and CEO of The Gathering, a Christian ministry.that local schools are “off the rails,” and has taken issue with the inclusion of “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” in school libraries.
DeSantis said the new board will look at increasing pay for the Reedy Creek firefighters, who have supported him. He said the board is made up of people who “want to see Disney be what Walt envisioned.” “When you lose your way, you gotta have people that are going to tell you the truth,” DeSantis said. “All these board members very much would like to see the type of entertainment that all families can appreciate.”
DeSantis also suggested, however, that the new board might not be a permanent solution. He said the board members will have the power to negotiate with the local counties — Orange and Osceola — on how to dissolve the district and turn over its governance to local agencies, “which we would like to do at some point.”Disney has
indicated that it will not sue to block the state takeover, but will instead “work within this new framework.”
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