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The bear was eventually captured Monday afternoon. Wildlife officials say it was likely in search of food as it looks to pack on fat reserves for the winter.

Employees of Walt Disney World’s governing district are criticizing new board members appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis for a decision to eliminate free passes and discounts to the theme park resort for 400 of its district workers.

Glen Gilzean stepped down Tuesday as chairman of the Florida Commission on Ethics, while maintaining his $400,0000-a-year job as administrator of a revamped special district that includes Walt Disney World properties.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney World’s governing district have launched a battle against the company on a new front — free passes and discounts for employees.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Disney should drop a federal lawsuit that alleges retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.

The group of former governors, U.S. House members and presidential administration officials filed a "friend of the court" brief on Wednesday in Disney's federal lawsuit against DeSantis.

The move is an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere.

An advocacy group for journalists wants to get involved with Disney’s free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The appointees said Disney wrongly stripped them of powers over design and construction at Disney World when the company made agreements with their predecessors who were Disney supporters.

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a three-year contract covering 200 firefighters and paramedics in the Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters’ Association.

The appointees are trying to void agreements that the company made in an attempt to neutralize the takeover of the district by the Florida governor.

Disney CEO Bob Iger dismissed as "preposterous" arguments by Gov. Ron DeSantis that the company is "sexualizing children" or experiencing a drop in attendance at its Florida resorts because of a long-running fight with the governor.