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Capital Report: April 3, 2023

A six-week abortion ban passed in the Florida Senate today (Monday.) Regan reports after outbursts from the public during the often emotional debate, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo cleared the gallery.

Governor DeSantis signed the state’s new bill allowing permitless carrying of firearms into law today (Monday.) Valerie Crowder talks about the new law’s specifics and how even the signing ceremony sparked some criticism.

Governor Ron DeSantis and fellow Republican leaders are promising there’s more to come in an ongoing fight with Disney. DeSantis and the GOP-led legislature stripped the media giant of its self-governance status after the company’s former CEO spoke out against a bill that limited classroom discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation. Now, as Lynn Hatter reports, it’s been revealed that Disney has regained control of its property through 11th-hour maneuvers that the state House Speaker has called quote: “disingenuous.”

Gina Jordan previews Tuesday’s capital happenings.