DeSantis signs bill to void Disney’s deal with Reedy Creek

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted no time signing a bill into law that allows the board he chose to oversee Disney World’s sprawling 25,000-acre domain to ignore development agreements approved by the previous board handpicked by the entertainment giant. DeSantis signed the bill, SB 1604, on Friday, a day after the Senate approved it. Sarasota state Sen. Joe Gruters, a former chair of the Republican Party of Florida, sided with Senate Democrats in voting against the bill. “Self-government is over,” DeSantis said. The bill’s original focus was on land use law, but the sponsor...