/tags/state-of-the-state State of the State en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:38:37 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-14/fact-check-ron-desantis-state-of-the-state-2026 DeSantis marked his final State of the State address kicking off Florida's 2026 legislative session talking about illegal immigration, election integrity and more. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:38:37 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-14/fact-check-ron-desantis-state-of-the-state-2026 Maria Briceño | PolitiFact, Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact, Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact, Amy Sherman | PolitiFact /government-politics/2026-01-13/gov-desantis-touts-accomplishments-in-his-final-state-of-the-state-address DeSantis said he took office in 2019 with a "bold agenda" and that the state has delivered in areas such as cutting taxes, expanding school choice, increasing teacher pay and more. Here's what else to know. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-13/gov-desantis-touts-accomplishments-in-his-final-state-of-the-state-address Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /news/2021-03-02/gov-desantis-touts-state-covid-19-decisions-in-state-of-the-state-address Gov. Ron DeSantis formally launched the 2021 legislative session Tuesday with a State of the State address that touted the state’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and touched on hot-button issues that lawmakers will face over the next 60 days. Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:23:41 GMT /news/2021-03-02/gov-desantis-touts-state-covid-19-decisions-in-state-of-the-state-address Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida /2016-01-13/dissecting-the-state-of-the-state-with-politifact-florida Gov. Rick Scott kicked off the 2016 legislative session by touting his familiar goals for growing jobs, the economy and education funding. But he also m... Wed, 13 Jan 2016 21:12:04 GMT /2016-01-13/dissecting-the-state-of-the-state-with-politifact-florida Steve Newborn /2016-01-12/florida-matters-highlights-of-2016-state-of-the-state Gov. Rick Scott kicked off the 2016 Florida legislative session Tuesday morning with his annual State of the State address. This week on Florida Matters... Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:53:30 GMT /2016-01-12/florida-matters-highlights-of-2016-state-of-the-state Lottie Watts, Lottie Watts, Associated Press /2016-01-12/gov-scott-pushes-tax-cuts-job-creation-in-state-of-the-state Gov. Rick Scott gave a State of the State speech on Tuesday that was focused almost entirely on creating jobs and cutting taxes, boasting that Florida... Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:47:06 GMT /2016-01-12/gov-scott-pushes-tax-cuts-job-creation-in-state-of-the-state Associated Press, Associated Press /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2015-03-06/florida-roundup-technical-problems-delay-testing-in-south-florida-school-districts Technical problems this week delayed testing in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Testing didn't resume until three days later on Thursday.The… Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:05:31 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2015-03-06/florida-roundup-technical-problems-delay-testing-in-south-florida-school-districts /news/2014-03-04/scott-i-inherited-a-mess-from-charlie-crist-but-look-at-me-now Gov. Rick Scott presented his record on job creation and economic growth in his fourth State of the State message to a joint session of the Legislature on… Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:50:18 GMT /news/2014-03-04/scott-i-inherited-a-mess-from-charlie-crist-but-look-at-me-now