Gov. Rick Scott will be attending several events on Tuesday, including a prayer breakfast and a ceremony to honor military families. According to a release from the Republican Party of Florida, Scott will attend a prayer breakfast at the Jake Gaither Gymnasium at Florida A&M University Tuesday morning. After he's sworn in, first lady Ann Scott will honor military families at the Goodwood Museum. The Inaugural Celebration Reception will be held at the governor's mansion Tuesday evening.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., voted against U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to lead the House in 2013, and on Saturday night the North Florida congressman said he still opposed his leadership. Yoho said he would run against Boehner if needed but added there was a deep bench of diverse and qualified members he could support in the Republican caucus.

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., announced on Saturday night that he will end his Huckabee show on Fox News and explore running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Huckabee placed a surprising second in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, winning the Iowa caucus. Following his 2008 presidential bid, Huckabee moved to the Florida Panhandle.

Republican voters might not be entirely onboard with Jeb Bush running for president, according to a poll released Monday. The Rasmussen Reports poll found only33 percent of likely GOP voters believe Bush should run for president in 2016. Nearly the same amount (34 percent) said they believe Bush should run, while another 33 percent said they weren't sure. When considering both Republicans and Democrats in the survey, over half -- 53 percent -- said they didn't believe Bush should run for president.

Tallahassee continues a holiday tradition by providing local residents with a greener way to dispose of their evergreens. According to a press release from Sachs Media, Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown has been designated again this year as an official drop-off location to recycle old Christmas trees.

Gov. Rick Scott announced two appointments and one reappointment to the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission on Wednesday. Fred Karlinsky, 47, of Weston, is a shareholder of Greenberg Traurig. He succeeds Alexander Clem and is appointed for a term that began Christmas Eve 2014, and will end July 1, 2018.

The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way Friday for same-sex marriages to begin next month in Florida. The Supreme Court justices said in a ruling released Friday they would let a federal trial judge'sdecision backing marriage rights to take effect.U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle ruled in Augustto allow same-sex licenses to start being issued in the state after Jan. 5 unless the Supreme Court intervened. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has fought to uphold the state's ban on same-sex marriage, vowing to defend the state's Constitution.

Gov. Rick Scott named Jim Boxold as secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation on Friday. Boxold, currently the chief of staff of the department, will take over on Jan. 3.

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that the unemployment rate in Florida dropped to 5.8 percent in November, the lowest since May 2008. Back in October, the rate stood at 6 percent. Scott also noted that Florida has seen 715,700 new jobs in the private sector since he took over. During the 2010 campaign, Scott said his economic policies would create 700,000 new jobs over seven years.

Rep. Katie Edwards, D-Plantation, filed legislation Thursday that would include domestic violence advocacy organizations and domestic violence referral service organizations in public records exemptions. HB 125 would create a registry and certification process under the Department of Children and Families for organizations that provide services, but not shelter to victims of domestic violence.

Voters trust the Republican Party a little bit more than the Democratic Party on a larger number of issues, according to a poll released Thursday. The Rasmussen Reports poll found more likely U.S. voters trust theGOP more on eight of 15 major issues regularly tracked by the pollster -- the economy, national security, Afghanistan, taxes, job creation, government spending, small business and gun control.

Christina Daly, who has led the Department of Juvenile Justice on an interim basis since July, will be Gov. Rick Scotts secretary of the department.

On Tuesday night, the U.S. Senate passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., has been working on since 2006. The Senate passed the bill -- which creates tax-free savings accounts for disabled Americans for qualified expenses and which moved through the House earlier in the month -- on a 76-16 vote. It now heads to President Barack Obama who is expected to sign it into law.

According to sources within the Rick Scott administration, Layne Smith, general counsel for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, is leaving DBPR to become general counsel for the Florida Lottery, effective Jan. 5. The announcement of Smith's departure and his replacement at DBPR is expected later today.