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To discern facts from falsities, PolitiFact looked at DeSantis’ record on immigration while in Congress, and the facts behind Newsom’s claim that DeSantis supported amnesty.

PolitiFact will fact-check the debate live on our website and across our social media channels. Republican front-runner and former President Donald Trump will again skip the debate.

Lawyers and family members of three Black people who were fatally shot during a racially motivated attack at a Jacksonville Dollar General blamed the national chain for not providing security to protect customers and employees.

During a news conference to present his proposed 2024-25 Florida budget, DeSantis said he plans to have funds available for "any litigation expenses that may come as a result of this really, really poor decision."

Although the law is clear that physicians can be charged, whether pregnant women will face the same charge is ambiguous.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plans to consider proposed changes to the rules governing wildlife rehabilitation. Some rehabbers say it may force them to call it quits.

There couldn't be two governors with more opposite ideologies than the Florida Republican and the California Democrat, but few minds were likely changed.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged each other’s records on immigration, crime, COVID-19 lockdowns, the economy and social issues in a rowdy Fox News matchup billed as "The Great Red versus Blue State Debate."

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prepare to debate on Fox News, many factors separate their two states, including their ideological leanings and their voting patterns.

Florida teachers are leaving the state and their profession. They blame unrealistic workloads, restrictive laws and stagnant pay.