MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 06: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Hard Rock Stadium on January 06, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. The governor announced that the stadium's parking lot which offers COVID-19 tests will begin to offer COVID-19 vaccinations for residents 65 and older to drive up and get vaccinated. The vaccination site opened today for a trial run but it was not known when it will be open to the general public. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill on Friday that would remove a special tax district that has allowed Wat Disney Company to control the land where the theme park is located. The removal was passed by GOP lawmakers after the company opposed legislation restricting classroom direction on gender and sexuality.
DeSantis tweeted, “In Florida, we will be educating our children, not indoctrinating them.”
State Sen. Janet Cruz (D-Flordia) isn’t in favor of DeSantis’s actions. “I have this vision of a mousetrap that we’ve created, and I see us leaning on the neck of the mouse for 12 months, just to step on Mickey’s neck,” Cruz said.
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