Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law bills targeting Disney, establishing a new congressional map, and limiting how schools teach race and gender
The bills targeting Disney were passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature this week in a special session, taking aim at the company's self-governing status around its Orlando-area theme parks and ending an exemption to state law regarding Big Tech censorship.
"Several Black members of the Florida House staged a protest during debate Thursday, forcing an informal recess before Republican members continued the process by ending debate and holding the vote during their protest.The Republican-controlled state House and Senate had initially sought to maintain the state's four Black congressional districts. DeSantis threatened to veto those proposals.The House and Senate passed their own map in March over the governor's objections.
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