On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott issued an order lowering costs for Lifetime Sportsmans Licenses for Floridians 21 and younger. From Nov. 24-Dec. 31, the cost of the license for those Floridians will be lowered from $1,000 to $500.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., weighed in on last weeks election results and insisted things will be better in Washington, D.C., with Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Democrats not in charge of the Senate for the next two years. Yoho penned an op-ed over at The Hillon Wednesday, insisting voters were tired of President Barack Obamas one-sided policies and all of the dysfunction in our nations capital.

On Wednesday, in the lame-duck session, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize funding for the National Estuary Program (NEP). The bill was championed by two congressmen from Florida: Republican Bill Posey and Democrat Patrick Murphy. The two congressmen wanted federal funds to protect estuaries including the Indian River Lagoon.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, talked immigration problems, economic ties and combating drugs when he met Honduras President Juan Orlando Herndez on Wednesday. A strong U.S.-Honduras alliance is key to addressing some of the most pressing security threats of our hemisphere, said Rubio. Working together to expand cooperation and strengthen our efforts to stop illicit human, drug and weapon trafficking is critical to both Americas security and that of Latin America.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., unveiled the Contain Ebola and Stop the Epidemic (CEASE) Act on Wednesday. Ross's bill would give the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the ability to stop planes landing with passengers from nations impacted by Ebola. The proposal would also stop consular officers from issuing visas to those who come from Ebola-impacted nations or traveled through them. The travel and visa bans would be lifted when the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) determine the countries are free of Ebola.

Florida House Democratic Leader-designate Mark Pafford, D-West Palm Beach, has announced that Rep. Mia Jones , D-Jacksonville, will be the Democratic leader pro tempore for the 2015-16 legislative session.

Jacksonville attorney Paul Renner has filed to run for the Florida House seat vacated by Rep. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast. Hutson is running for the Senate seat vacated by former Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine. Renner, a Navy veteran, lost to Jay Fant by two votes in the Republican primary back in August for a House seat representing parts of Duval County. Renner had the support of Thrasher and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., against Fant.

Prominent Flagler County businessman Donald OBrien became the first candidate to file in the special election to replace state Rep. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, submitting his paperwork to Tallahassee this week. Hutson is running for the Senate seat vacated by former Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine.

As he readies to take the gavel this month, incoming Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, continues to build his team. On Wednesday, Crisafulli named Rep. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, as deputy majority leader and whip, serving under incoming House Majority Leader Dana Young, R-Tampa.

A writer for one of the leading conservative outlets insists U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., ranks as the GOPs best hope to pick up the White House in 2016. Cliff Smith over at the American Spectator argues Rubio matches up well against former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, noting his youth and experience on foreign policy match up well against her. Smith writes:

After placing second behind U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., moved to the Florida Panhandle. Now that he is looking to run again in 2016, Huckabee intends to keep his operations based out of Arkansas but Florida will be playing a role in his efforts.

On Wednesday, Florida TaxWatch released a report showcasing data from the Tax Foundation's 2015 Business Tax Climate Index which showed Florida had the fifth best business climate in the country, ahead of other large states.

The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) came out against President Barack Obamas call for Internet neutrality on Tuesday.

Roll Call released its list of the best congressional campaigns of the 2014 elections on Monday and gave high marks to Democrat Gwen Graham who defeated U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., last week. Roll Call wrote the following about Graham's campaign: She was House Democrats best recruit of the cycle -- a fundraising machine who went on television 20 weeks before Election Day in the 2nd District. Even more to her credit, Graham won the Florida Panhandle in a wave year for Republicans.

On Monday, the day before Veterans Day, U.S. VA Secretary Bob McDonald announced plans for a massive reorganization of the department as it tries to restore confidence after reports emerged that VA hospitals across the nation altered wait lists. In Phoenix, where VA medical centers altered wait lists to show less of a backlog for treatment, 40 veterans died waiting for medical care.