Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact

Jolly, the Democratic Florida gubernatorial nominee, isn’t advocating for tax increases on Social Security or wages. He says it’s fair to tax wages, but he’s open to tax breaks for some tipped income.

Gubernatorial nominee David Jolly cited a July University of North Florida poll that found that 68% of Floridians surveyed would oppose new data center construction in their communities.

It’s inaccurate that 10 million immigrants entered the U.S. illegally during Joe Biden’s presidency, when the administration released about 4.3 million people into the U.S. to await immigration court hearings. And there’s no evidence linking measles outbreaks to immigrants in the U.S.

Ahead of U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds’ win in Florida’s Republican gubernatorial primary, he launched an attack ad against Democratic nominee David Jolly over transgender issues.

U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody was then Florida’s attorney general, and her office approved the settlement. The deal said $10 million would be donated to the Hope Florida Foundation.

The way a new Florida law is written doesn’t guarantee consumers’ utility rates won’t go up because of new data centers, energy policy experts said.

As a state senator in 2025, Republican Jay Collins sponsored a bill that sought to indefinitely extend a June 2027 deadline for eligible data centers to apply for temporary tax exemptions. The bill died in committee.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians could create a caregiving crisis, lawmakers from both political parties said.

Florida, and other British territories outside the 13 colonies that rebelled against Britain, have used the "14th colony" nickname to describe themselves, historians told us.

On June 2, the Republican-controlled Legislature voted in favor of putting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ property tax amendment on the ballot for voters to consider in the November election.

A September 2025 state analysis found that 28% of Florida’s primary residences have a market value of $250,000 or below, and 76% are valued at $500,000 or below.

Blackouts in Cuba have been common for years because the Cuba government has mismanaged and neglected its energy system, historians and foreign policy experts said.