Episode Details

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Sarah Rumpf of Mediaite joins us to get past the rhetoric and narratives of the State of Florida's legislation changing the Reedy Creek Improvement District, otherwise known as the land where Disney World sits. Sarah walks us through the black-and-white of the passed law, the previous agreements and regulations that also have legal bearing, and how if it stands the whole mess is headed to court. We also talk about the political implications of Gov Ron DeSantis choosing this particular moment and issue to pick a fight with the House of Mouse, accusations that there is no plan, the working theory that the governor did this knowing it would be stopped in court, and how the raised national profile plays back in Florida in what is an election year for the governor. Also, Sarah has talked to and research extensively the local level government, services, and finances that will be affected should the law stand as written, and she explains how undoing 50+ years of governing, infrastructure, bonds, taxes, and services need careful planning and due diligence to change – something even the primary sponsor of the bill admits didn’t happen here.

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