The lawsuit seeks to block the new law and a rule approved last year by the State Board of Education that targeted instruction on critical race theory.

During an event in Hialeah Gardens Friday, DeSantis announced that he signed the redistricting plan but did not discuss it further.

Florida lawmakers have cleared the way to punish the Walt Disney Corporation for its opposition to a new state law that limits school instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation. The proposals strip Disney of its ability to collect taxes and issue bonds, and eliminate a social media carveout for theme parks.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' flexed his power this week in Tallahassee as lawmakers okayed the governor's controversial redistricting plan and curbed Disney's special jurisdiction.

It eliminates the self-governed districts by June 2023 and could have huge tax implications for Disney.

The final vote came after a brief delay when Black lawmakers staged a sit-in on the House floor.

The wide-ranging bill addresses issues involving licensing of businesses known as medical-marijuana “treatment centers.”

The textbooks need to be ordered as soon as possible to have them in time for teacher training, said one Manatee County official.

The Senate could vote Wednesday to approve the plan, which could reduce the number of seats held by Black Democrats.

DeSantis says after more than five decades, he’s asked the legislature to consider reincorporating this area back into Orange and Osceola counties.

It comes after a number of clashes between the accrediting body and the state over issues like presidential searches, and whether faculty should be allowed to testify as expert witnesses.

Activists are set to rally outside the Capitol to oppose the plan, which some Black Democrats are calling a “racist tactic.”