Attorney and Navy veteran Paul Renner unveiled a major endorsement for his bid for the Florida House on Wednesday when he announced the support of Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford. Renner is running for the seat currently held by Rep. Daniel Davis, R-Jacksonville, who is leaving his seat in 2014 to lead the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. The seat represents parts of Duval County including the Westside of Jacksonville.

A new poll finds America is somewhat divided on the jury decision finding George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. A Rasmussen Reports poll released on Wednesday finds 48 percent of American adults agree with the decision while 34 percent disagree. A large segment of adults -- 18 percent -- is undecided. The poll of 1,000 adults was taken July 15-16 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

The 'Jesus Stomp' exercise that caused controversy at Florida Atlantic University during the 2012-2013 academic year will stay on campus. The exercise, which required students to write the name 'Jesus' on a piece of paper and step on it, will still be part of the recommended exercises in the classroom textbook, "Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach."

U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., is urging his colleagues in the House and voters across the nation to read the 1,200-page immigration reform bill passed by the Senate last month. The first step in holding government accountable is making it more transparent, Posey said in a statement on Tuesday. You can do that by reading the legislation before it becomes law.

According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll, more American voters view the U.S. coal industry more favorably than the Environmental Protection Agency, and Americans are split on whether President Barack Obama has plans to kill the agency. Fifty-one percent of American voters said they viewed the coal industry at least somewhat favorably, and only 29 percent of voters view the coal industry unfavorably. Thirty-five percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the EPA.

From his perch on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., launched a bill on Wednesday to reform the United Nations (U.N.).

Scratch one possibility from the Democratic presidential field in 2016. On Tuesday, Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts told the Boston Globe that he had no interest in running for the presidency in 2016.

Under fire from conservatives for his role in leading the Gang of Eight on immigration reform, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., focused on his opposition to President Barack Obamas federal health care law on Tuesday. Sending an email out under the banner of his Reclaim America PAC on Tuesday night, Rubio called for repealing the law.

U.S. Rep. Trey Radel R-Fla., continues to get national attention for his taste in music. The Daily Beast has the details of a review Radel gave Jaz-Zs new Magna Carta Holy Grail album posted through Twitter during a recent flight.

The number of homeless people living in Florida has dropped 17.5 percent, according to a press release from the Department of Children and Families published Monday. In 2012, 55,000 Floridians were homeless during a one-day count; in 2013, just over 45,000 Floridians were living with no permanent residency -- a sign that Florida's economy is improving.

A juror in the George Zimmerman case, known as juror B-37, has dropped her plans to write a book on her account of the case. Buzz had been swirling yesterday after the juror spoke with CNN's Anderson Cooper at length about the trial. The juror's literary agent, Sharlene Martin, had announced B-37's plans to co-author a book with her husband, who is an attorney.

Former Congressman Allen West, who has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016, weighed in on the Trayvon Martin decision on Tuesday.

After his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and retiring from Congress in 2012, Ron Paul shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, Paul is now launching an alternative media outfit, the Ron Paul Channel.

A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows more than half of likely American voters lack confidence in President Barack Obama's health care law and believe it will only add to the deficit and cost far more than expected.The health care law provides subsidies for low-income Americans who don't have insurance access from their employer.

U.S. News and World Reports released a list on Tuesday of universities bringing in the most transfer students -- and three of them are based in Florida. The University of Central Florida ranks second in the nation, behind only Arizona State University, with 6,324 transfer students. Florida International University places fourth on the list with 4,536 transfer students.