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The political battle between Disney and Florida Gov. DeSantis heats up

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The fight between Ron DeSantis and Disney enters another round Wednesday as the governor's appointees on a new oversight² board try to regain³ some power over land-use permits around the Disney parks.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

The political battle between Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues. This morning, the recently created Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, which is led by DeSantis appointees, will vote on a resolution that would give it jurisdiction⁴ over Disney attractions and the land around them. Here's WMFE's Danielle Prieur.

DANIELLE PRIEUR, BYLINE⁵: This week, DeSantis was near Disney World to announce that he wants to decide what'll happen with the land around the Disney theme parks.

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RON DESANTIS: People have said, you know, maybe have another - maybe create a state park. Maybe try to do more amusement parks. Someone even said, like, maybe you need another state prison. Who knows? I mean, I just think that the possibilities are endless.

PRIEUR: DeSantis thought he had the power to control that land around Disney when he formed the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District in February. It would replace the Reedy Creek⁶ Improvement District, which acted as its own government of the theme parks since the 1950s. But before that switch, the former board signed over its land use power to Disney. So in this battle, we're at Disney 1, DeSantis 0. At the time, Disney CEO Bob Iger said this about DeSantis' actions.

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BOB IGER: Sounds not just anti-business, but it sounds anti-Florida.

PRIEUR: The war of words between the governor and Disney started last March when Disney took a stand against the Parental⁷ Rights in Education law. It bans discussions of gender⁸ and sexuality in K-3 classrooms. This battle over ideology⁹ has turned into one of geography. Today, the new board will try to regain its power over land use around the parks. It plans to vote on a resolution that would give it, quote, "superior authority" over the district when it comes to development. Disney did not comment on this proposal. Florida lawyer Jacob Schumer, whose expertise¹⁰ is land use, says it's not clear what the district could do with new powers.

JACOB SCHUMER: Everything about Reedy Creek, the takeover and how the district operates from here on out is uncharted waters.

PRIEUR: For one, he says the new district is funded by Disney. So if Disney decides to take legal action, it would kind of be suing itself.

SCHUMER: Disney will be funding the opposition¹¹ at all points in any fight. So it's in a very strange situation.

PRIEUR: DeSantis also wants to rev¹² up control over Disney through inspections¹³. He's asking the state Legislature to give the agriculture commissioner¹⁴, who already inspects county fairs, the power to inspect Disney rides, including the iconic monorail.

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DESANTIS: This monorail is exempt¹⁵. They exempted¹⁶ the monorail from any safety standards or inspections. So they're going to go and make sure that the monorail is subject to oversight, just like everything else would be in the state of Florida.

PRIEUR: If you're keeping score at home, that's Disney 1, DeSantis 1. But for tourists to the parks, this battle over land use and inspections won't impact their experience, says Rollins College business professor Mark Johnston.

MARK JOHNSTON: Well, still, Disney is still, you know, according to them, the happiest place on Earth.

PRIEUR: Johnston says Disney is one of Florida's largest employers and just too big to pull up roots.

JOHNSTON: When you go on property, you go to the parks, it's the same experience. Nothing has changed. It is their premier¹⁷ theme park location.

PRIEUR: But Disney has announced layoffs¹⁸. Seven thousand people throughout the company, including at its theme parks, will lose their jobs before the summer. Johnston says it's unclear whether the tiff¹⁹ between Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney has contributed to these layoffs, but he says it's definitely not helping²⁰.

For NPR News, I'm Danielle Prieur in Orlando.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

3 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

4 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

7 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

8 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

9 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

10 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

11 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

12 rev   

v.发动机旋转，加快速度

参考例句：

• It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
• Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。

13 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

15 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

16 exempted   

使免除[豁免]( exempt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. 他因视力不好而免服兵役。
• Her illness exempted her from the examination. 她因病而免试。

17 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

18 layoffs   

临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动

参考例句：

• Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
• Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌

19 tiff   

n.小争吵，生气

参考例句：

• They patched up their tiff again.他们平息了争执，又和好如初了。
• There was a new tiff between the two girls.那两个女孩之间有一场新的吵嘴。

20 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。