U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Monday he will introduce a bill imposing a temporary travel ban on Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone nationals due to those nations being impacted by Ebola, shutting down any new visas. Rubio plans to bring up the bill in November when the Senate reconvenes. The measure would end the ban until the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) clears those nations.

Florida TaxWatch released a study on Tuesday looking at the important role intermodal centers play in developing the Sunshine States economy. "Florida is uniquely poised to move goods more efficiently than our neighboring states and other competitors," said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. "Expanding Florida's intermodal points will allow the state to more efficiently transfer goods and even people between seas, roads, rails, air, and space."

The third and final debate between Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Jacksonville, marking the beginning of the end of a close race to become Florida's next governor. The one-hour debate will be moderated by CNN anchorJake Tapper.WJXT-TV anchor and reporterKent Justicewill co-moderate.

Former Florida state Sen. Tom Slade, best known for leading the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), throughout much of the 1990s when the GOP surged to take control of the state, passed away on Monday at age 78. Slade had suffered heart failure last week and was being hospitalized at Orange Park Medical Center.

A new poll shows the Florida gubernatorial contest is a dead heat. On Monday, Rasmussen Reports released a poll of likely voters which shows Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist deadlocked with 47 percent each. Only 2 percent back other candidates while 4 percent remain undecided. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie was not included in the poll. The poll of 1,114 likely Florida voters was taken from Oct. 15-17 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

After its board of governors met over the weekend in Tampa, the Florida Medical Association (FMA) issued a statement on Monday, praising Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Department of Health for its Ebola readiness efforts. The Florida Medical Association wishes to acknowledge the high level of engagement by the elected officials of Florida, especially Gov. Rick Scott, said Dr. Alan Pillersdorf, the president of the FMA. We are also grateful for the leadership of the Florida Department of Health and State Surgeon General John Armstrong, M.D.

Sunshine State News hit the national airwaves on Monday. Your humble blogger appeared on Midpoint with Ed Berliner on NewsmaxTV to talk about the U.S. Senate races as Republicans look to wrest control of that chamber from the Democrats.

Former Gov. Luis Fortu, R-Puerto Rico, and former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferrappeared in a new Spanish language TV ad for Gov. Rick Scott. The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) launched the new ad on Monday. Hes a Republican," Ferrsays in the ad via a translation provided by the RPOF. And hes a Democrat, Fortu replies. Agreeing on anything isnt easy, Ferrsays.

With two weeks to go in the Florida gubernatorial race, Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and his team linked Democratic challenger former Gov. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., to President Barack Obama in a new TV ad. The ad from the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) was released on Monday morning and argues Crist has been a supporter of Obama, arguing he backed Obama from the start, showcasing his support of the presidents federal stimulus. Despite carrying Florida twice, Obamas popularity has dropped in the Sunshine State with most polls showing him upside down.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., announced this week that his was backing Wendy Rogers, the Republican candidate running against U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. Rogers becomes the 14th candidate backed by the Allen West Guardian Fund PAC. West praised Rogers for her service in the Air Force and her efforts to reform the federal VA department.

With two and a half weeks until the general election, Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that the state unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in September from 6.3 percent in August. In September, 12,800 private-sectors jobs were added across the Sunshine State.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce released a new TV ad on Friday, hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist as a trial lawyer and contrasting his economic record with that of Gov. Rick Scott. Crist has worked for Morgan & Morgan, one of the leading trial attorney firms in the state.

Even as fellow Florida Democrats like U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson break with the White House and demand a travel ban on African nations impacted by Ebola, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown says she opposes the idea.

As Congress held hearings on the Ebola threat on Thursday, elected officials from Florida continued to push their own solutions. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said on Thursday that he backed the White House naming an Ebola czar, a proposal floated by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., among others.

U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., offered his take on the Ebola threat on Thursday, calling for President Barack Obama to show more leadership on the issue and supporting a travel ban on impacted African nations.