PolitiFact Florida

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.

The Federal Aviation Administration released a new air traffic controller staffing plan that showed a reduced target of 12,563 controllers, down from its previous forecast of 14,633. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association disagrees with the staffing model.

With the facility's future in flux, PolitiFact rounded up fact-checks of statements by the governor and president that miscast its detainees, environmental effects and funding.

PolitiFact examined Florida’s ongoing legal fight over federal coverage rules as thousands of children lost KidCare enrollment because of missed premium payments.

A case of hantavirus on a cruise ship is puzzling, said William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University professor of preventive medicine. Here's what we know about hantavirus and its transmission.

Florida is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, causing widespread wildfires and evacuation orders in large swaths of the state.

"It is against the Constitution to redraw maps in favor of a party." Is it? Mid-decade redistricting wouldn't be illegal, but doing it to intentionally benefit one political party would be, law professors told PolitiFact.

The Republican wants to overhaul the immigration system by providing legal pathways for certain immigrants in the U.S. illegally. GOP critics say her bill is too lenient, calling it "mass amnesty."

If a new Florida elections bill goes into effect, driver licenses will soon include a new notable fact: whether a person is a U.S. citizen.

Florida school districts have control over some of the local tax money they receive and have the ability to decrease tax rates, but all taxes that school districts levy have some level of state control.

DeSantis marked his final State of the State address kicking off Florida's 2026 legislative session talking about illegal immigration, election integrity and more.