Gov. Ron DeSantis and most Republicans in Florida won’t return hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign cash they received from the entertainment giant.
The company gave $125,000 to the Republican Party of Florida and $65,000 to a committee that helps elect GOP state senators, according to campaign finance filings released Monday.
A number of Florida’s Republican lawmakers, including some in Volusia and Flagler, are returning campaign donations made by Disney for the company’s response to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill, known by critics as “D.
State lawmakers approved a record $112.1 billion state spending plan on Monday. It’s Florida’s largest budget to date, and marks an end to weeks of heated partisan and culture clashes over policy and a once-in-a-decade redistricting plan. We’ve rounded up a quick explainer detailing the bills that are currently awaiting the governor’s signature, what’s already been signed into law and what could be on the agenda for a future special session.
The bill blocks instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity in pre-kindergarten through third grade – or in any way not deemed age-appropriate.