On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in January, the lowest it's been since June 2008.

Florida's unemployment rate dropped 1.9 percent from January 2013 to January 2014, the largest drop of any state according to areportfrom the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

One of Gov. Rick Scotts chief legislative goals in 2014 is to roll back $400 million in vehicle registration fees. A poll from the University of North Florida (UNF) released on Monday finds solid support across the Sunshine State for Scotts proposal.

The poll shows a clear majority -- 55 percent -- of those surveyed back Scotts proposal with more than a third -- 38 percent -- strongly supporting it and 17 percent somewhat supporting it. The proposal garners the opposition of 35 percent with 19 percent strongly opposing it and 16 percent saying they somewhat oppose it.

A poll from the University of North Florida (UNF) released on Monday shows a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana that Floridians will vote on in November has an excellent chance of passing.

The poll shows 74 percent of registered voters plan to support the amendment while 22 percent say they plan to vote against it. For a state constitutional amendment to pass, it needs 60 percent of voters.

Gov. Rick Scott and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, now the president of the University of Miami, teamed up on Friday to showcase the governors proposal to send $80 million from the state budget for cancer research. Scott is calling for $60 million to ensure Florida Cancer Centers gain National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation and $20 million for grants.