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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida revoked Disney's special tax status, a move widely seen as retaliation for the company's criticism of a state law.

Friday, April 22, 2022 3:24 PM EST

The move, which reverses 55 years of precedent, came after a weekslong battle with Disney that largely centered on the company's criticism of an education law Mr. DeSantis signed that is at the center of America's latest culture fight. The education law, called the "Parental Rights in Education" measure — or, to its critics, "Don't Say Gay" — limits classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in some grades.

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