With Wednesday marking Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish new year, Gov. Rick Scott issued a statement honoring the occassion.

Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday that R.J. Corman Signaling would be locating its regional headquarters in Orange Park. R.J. Corman Signaling is a newly formed subsidiary of R.J. Corman Railroad Group which is a privately held railroad company that offersrailroad services as well as aviation and warehousing services throughout the United States. The company owns several short-line railroadlines in seven states -- Indiana,Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) continues to take aim at former Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich on Gov.Rick Scott's proposal to cut taxes. Rich is the only major candidate currently running for the Democratic nomination though other candidates, including former Gov. Charlie Crist, are expected to enter the contest.

While President Barack Obama tries to convince Congress that military action against Syria is worth the risk, the American public doesn't seem to be too on board with the possibility. On Tuesday, a Washington Post-ABC News poll showed there is significant opposition to a missile strike in Syria, with 59 percent of Americans opposing the idea. A majority of both Democrats and Republicans oppose the proposal, and Obama's position on the matter doesn't seem to be a driving factor for support or opposition either way.

A vast majority of likely American voters say the words "under God" should be left in the Pledge of Allegiance, according to a new poll from Rasmussen Reports. The poll shows that 68 percent of voters believe schoolchildren should be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school, while 25 percent say they shouldn't.

Wednesday marks Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish new year, and former U.S. Rep. Allen West is using the occassion to support Israel. West, a favorite of the tea party movement, has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016. For thousands of years, the shofar has called the Jewish people together for many reasons, including ushering in the new year, West posted on Facebook on Wednesday. On this Rosh Hashanah, I pray the shofar will not be needed to sound an alarm of war for the people of Israel.

U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., said on Tuesday it was highly unlikely he would support military action against the Syrian regime. Southerland noted he had heard from more than 300 constituents on the matter in recent days and 95 percent of them opposed military action.

When you're rich and righteous and "egged on by a witch hunt by the liberal Stuart News," you believe God wants you to "take" land. Apparently. Whatever you need. Take it. That's how it appears in Stuart, where hysteria so gripped the Stuart City Commission at its last meeting that it voted to ask government agencies to seize huge tracts of private land owned by sugar and agricultural farmers so it can be flooded to relieve estuary pollution.

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will be hosting the 6th Annual National Summit on Education Reform on Oct. 17-18 in Boston, Mass., according to a press release sent out Tuesday afternoon. Bush currently serves as chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. According to a press release, the Foundation's flagship convenes annually to "share strategies to improve the quality of education for all children."

Vice President Joe Biden has postponed his visit to the University of Central Florida, according to a statement from the White House Press Office. Biden was scheduled to make an appearance at the Orlando-based university Thursday to speak about President Obama's proposal to make college more affordable, and to develop a ratings system to gauge colleges' costs and quality. Federal aid would then be tied to the results.

With Gov. Rick Scott proposing to cut taxes by $500 million in the 2014 legislative session, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is demanding to know if former Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich, the only major Democrat to enter the race so far, will support the idea.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., made it clear he's opposed to military action against Syria in an interview with MSNBC. I think there is enough questions there ... [to ask] before we intervene, Yoho told MSNBC's Chris Jansing Monday morning. Yoho is a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, which will be hearing from Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Syria.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott called swimmer Diana Nyad to congratulate her on completing her swim from Cuba to Florida. I thanked Diana today for making Florida a part of her historic milestone, Scott said. She is an inspiration for so many. I told her Florida was proud to be her monumental finish line yesterday. I also asked Diana to consider staying in Florida for a while and even calling our great state home again. Florida is home for many dreamers, entrepreneurs and those that continue to make history just like Diana.