Byron Donalds overstates David Jolly’s offshore drilling lobbying, ignores anti-drilling record.

Both of Florida’s gubernatorial candidates spoke Sept. 23 at WLRN’s Sunshine Economy Summit — possibly the closest they will get to appearing on the same stage this election cycle.

Jolly rejects the ad, saying his plan to move hurricane wind coverage from private insurance to a state fund will cut premiums by 60% to 70%.

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.

Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, who won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, joined the Democratic Socialists of America in June. She said she doesn’t support all of its policies.

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.

Outraged by FIFA’s decision to delay a U.S. player’s suspension after Trump called Infantino asking him to review the matter, European lawmakers and human rights activists are calling for two separate ethics investigations into the leaders’ actions.

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.