The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week. The Florida governor asked that the company’s First Amendment lawsuit against him be tossed from federal court, and Disney demanded emails, texts and other communications from the governor’s office in a separate state court lawsuit originally brought by DeSantis appointees of Walt Disney World’s governing district.

Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will not be meeting President Joe Biden when he visits the state on Saturday (September 2) to inspect the regions most impacted by Hurricane Idalia.

DeSantis will not meet Biden during president's trip to Florida for Idalia damage survey

As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis fights the lawsuits with what critics have described as a blank check from the state's supermajority Republican legislature, the mounting legal costs have come heavily at the expense of Florida’s taxpayers. WION tells you more in this report.

Florida Governor DeSantis criticised for wasting taxpayers' money