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Walt Disney Co. DIS -0.38% Chief Executive Robert Iger called Florida’s actions against Disney over the past year “antibusiness” and “anti-Florida” in his first in-depth comments about the company’s ongoing battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis. “While the company may have not handled the position that it took very well, a company has the right to freedom of speech just like…

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger shot back at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday amid an escalating tussle over the company’s political positions and its ability to self-govern its expansive resorts in the Sunshine state. During Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, which enables rank-and-file investors to chime in about the company’s practices during a question and answer session, two people complained about the Burbank entertainment giant’s alleged “woke” agenda. But another shareholder expressed concerns about…

Photo: Eric Gay (AP)The Texas law that seeks to stop companies from being mean to fossil fuels is getting popular—even if its execution and implications are still murky. States across the country are looking at adopting similar bills to one passed in Texas that forbids the state from doing business with any institutions that “boycott” fossil fuels.The original bill was passed last year, but its enforcement mechanisms are just now coming into play. The bill instructs the Texas comptroller to createa list of businesses…