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  • FILE – Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Politics

    Black and white income gap shrank between Gen X and millennials in the U.S.

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Months after Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement Wednesday, June 5, 2024, that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)Finance

    DeSantis board appointees bury the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ hatchet with Disney by approving new 15-year development deal

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Guests pass by Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the reimagined former Splash Mountain ride in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, as work continues Thursday, May 23, 2024, ahead of its planned June 28 opening in Bay Lake, Fla. The attraction’s new theme is based on the Disney film “The Princess and The Frog.” (Joe Burbank /Orlando Sentinel via AP)Lifestyle

    Disney set to open theme park attraction starring its first Black princess in place of ride based on ‘Song of the South’ film many viewed as racist

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A guest wears a Pride-themed Mickey Ears hat at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Saturday, June 3, 2023. Pride Month starts Saturday, June 1, 2024, across the U.S. and the globe, an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ people and culture. The main events are parades and festivals held in cities large and small. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)Finance

    Disney set to invest $17bn in Florida parks now that its fight with DeSantis appointees is over

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • This photo provided by the Marion County Fire Rescue Dept. shows crews from Marion County Fire Rescue and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office assisting victims after a bus carrying farmworkers crashed and overturned early Tuesday, May 14, 2024 near Ocala, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol says eight people were killed and nearly 40 others were injured. (Marion County Fire Rescue Dept. via AP)Environment

    Driver arrested and charged with DUI-manslaughter in crash that killed 8 and injured 40

    By Mike Schneider, Terry Spencer, and others
  • AI toolsTech

    Companies using AI have nearly doubled—but only to 5.4%, Census Bureau finds

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Disneyland performers hug each otherCompanies

    Disneyland performers unionizing often work other gigs in movies and TV or at theme-park rivals like Universal Studios

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisFinance

    Disney allowed a 2-month pause in its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. DeSantis as part of a settlement deal in other litigation

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Ron DeSantisFinance

    Disney and DeSantis-appointed board strike deal after years of wrangling — just one day after the board replaced its Disney-critic chair

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Florida Governor DeSantisPolitics

    Ron DeSantis’ 2-year feud with Disney ends with a settlement

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Ron DeSantisPolitics

    DeSantis’ Disney district appointees say they don’t have to answer questions under oath, court documents reveal

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board chairman Martin Garcia, right, deliver remarks during a news conference at CFTOD headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 22, 2024. The shake-up of Walt Disney World’s governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. DeSantis’ appointees continued Wednesday, March 13, 2024 with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney. Garcia’s departure as chairman is coming a week after the district’s administrator, Glen Gilzean, left to accept an appointment by DeSantis as interim elections supervisor in Orange County, the home of Orlando, at half the salary. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, file)Politics

    DeSantis-appointed chair of Walt Disney World’s governing district is leaving 3 years early in latest shakeup of board takeover

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2007 file photo, a for sale sign sits among an acreage of orange trees in Bartow, Fla. More people moved to a county rich with citrus groves located between two of Florida’s most populous metros than in any other county in the U.S. last year. That’s according to estimates released Thursday, March 14, 2024 by the U.S. Census Bureau. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)Personal Finance

    Landlocked Florida county full of citrus groves was top destination for U.S. movers in 2023 as people searched for affordable home prices

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, at Classical Preparatory School, March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday, March 11, 2024, between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)Politics

    Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID as long as it’s not part of instruction under DeSantis’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The guitar shaped hotel is seen at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Hollywood, Fla. The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online sports betting this decade, thanks to a compact between the tribe and Gov. Ron DeSantis that gave the tribe exclusive rights to run sports wagers as well as casino gambling on its reservations. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)Finance

    DeSantis gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to run online sports bettings in Florida. Now the state’s racetracks and poker rooms are fighting back

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press