Although the drive for gun control collapsed in the Senate, President Barack Obama added two more executive actions to a list of 23 steps that the White House determined could be taken to reduce gun violence. One of the new policies will end a government practice that allows military weapons sold or donated by the U.S. to allies to be re-imported into the United States by private entities. Under this new policy, only museums and other entities like the government will be eligible to re-import military-grade firearms.

Common Core educational standards continue to draw the opposition of conservatives across Florida and the nation. The Sarasota County GOP has launched a petition against the Common Core standards and on Wednesday night sent out an email highlighting their efforts.

When Americans for Prosperity (AFP) holds its Defending the American Dream Summit on Friday, the group can expect protests from liberals including U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., and former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings. The liberals will be protesting two Florida Republicans speaking at the event: Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that logistics company National Air Cargo Holdings Inc. will relocate its corporate headquarters from Michigan to Orlando, creating 105 new jobs over a two-year period. National Airlines, a subsidiary of National Air Cargo Holdings, will also relocate to Orlando.

Miami-based Dream Defenders, who are most notable for their 31-day protest outside of Gov. Rick Scott's office against the controversial Stand Your Ground law, have been cut from the March on Washington roster. Leader of the Dream Defenders, Phillip Agnew, was scheduled to speak today, but was cut from the roster at the last minute, according to the Dream Defenders' Facebook page. The post read:

Gov. Rick Scott is urging businesses based in Missouri to head to Florida. With Gov. Jay Nixon vetoing $700 million in tax cuts, Scott is calling for businesses to move from the Show Me State to the Sunshine State. According to a ranking of business-friendly climate by the Tax Foundation, Missouri ranks 16th in the country while Florida is one of the top five performing states, Scott said on Wednesday. And its unlikely to get better for Missouri, as we just saw Governor Nixon veto a $700 million tax cut for individuals and businesses.

The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a team of researchers led by Drs. Erin Kimmerle and Christian Wells from the University of South Florida a grant for more than $420,000 to assist in their research at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla.

A new poll shows a majority of American adults believe schools should not open until after Labor Day. Some schools across Florida and the nation kicked off their school year earlier this month. A Rasmussen Reports poll released on Wednesday finds a majority -- 53 percent -- of those surveyed think the school year should start after Labor Day while 36 percent want the school year to begin before it and 11 percent are undecided. The poll of 1,000 American adults was taken from Aug. 24-25 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who has left the door open to a political comeback in 2016, weighed in on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings I Have A Dream speech and used the occasion to question the nations abortion policies.

U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., spoke out Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, one of the largest political rallies in American history.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West ripped President Barack Obamas handling of Syria on Tuesday. Barack Obama doesn't get it, West wrote in an email sent out to supporters. He doesn't know how or when to use military force and his on-the-job training as commander in chief is embarrassing all of us. Obama is stumbling toward military action in Syria. He drew a red line on chemical weapons use and Syria crossed it. We did nothing and it badly wounded our credibility. Not surprisingly, they used chemical weapons again ... but now we are forced to act.

Florida Rep. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, announced on Tuesday that she would run again for the Florida House and not run in the Republican primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla.

On Tuesday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called for defunding President Barack Obamas Affordable Care Act.

George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in July, plans to ask the state of Florida to cover $200,000 to $300,000 of his legal fees, his attorney told the Orlando Sentinel on Monday. Because he was acquitted, Florida law requires the state to pay for his legal costs, minus the largest fee -- the one that goes to his lawyers.

Interim Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart spoke out on Tuesday on some of the differences between Common Core State Standards and previous education standards in Florida. Stewart is currently leading a summit on education in Clearwater, where she has been joined by teachers, legislators and education officials alike to discuss four key priorities for Floridas education system: state standards, state standard assessments, school grades and teacher evaluations.