Florida's job numbers for May are slated to be released Friday, according to a recent tweet sent by Gov. Rick Scott. The report will be released at 10 a.m. In April, the Sunshine State added 16,700 private-sector jobs, bringing the state's unemployment rate to 7.3 percent. April's unemployment rate reflected a decrease of 0.3 percent from March.

Gwen Graham announced on Thursday that her bid to defeat U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., won the endorsements of two prominent national Democrats -- U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. Graham, the daughter of Bob Graham who served as governor of Florida and in the U.S. Senate, posted the news on Twitter that she was proud to have the support of the two senators who she called role models for all women in public service.

Pundit Larry Sabato offered his take on gubernatorial elections taking place in 2014. Sabato released his latest Crystal Ball take on elections on Thursday and argues Florida is a tossup. Arguing Gov. Rick Scott is one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the nation, Sabato expects the Florida gubernatorial race to be one of the most competitive in the nation.

Gov. Rick Scott warned the Florida Board of Governors about raising fees in a letter sent out on Wednesday. Every state university save Florida Atlantic University and Florida Gulf Coast University is increasing tuition in the next academic year. The Board of Governors is meeting on Thursday and raising fees is on the agenda.

Worried environmentalists keeping an eye on the damage Burmese pythons are doing in the Florida Everglades have turned for help to a one-of-her-kind forensic scientist at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

On Wednesday night, Gov. Rick Scott wrote U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in support of Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Southerlands amendment to the Farm Bill which will allow states more authority on handling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP).

With the Obama administration meeting with representatives of the Castro regime in Washington this week to discuss establishing mail service between the two nations, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., used her perch on the House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee to weigh in on communist tyranny in Cuba.

University of Florida will be offering a degree in Social Media. The Masters Degree will be offered through the UF College of Journalism and Communications, and would be the first degree of its kind.

Republicans are firing back after the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis saying the current immigration bill would only cut illegal immigration by 25 percent. The Republicans are using this number as leverage tocall for more border security in order to decrease the number of illegal immigrants coming into the U.S.

Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Wednesday from 2:20-3 pm. I will be on the Ed Dean radio show, which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard onlinehereand on two stations in Central Florida -- 89.3 on the west coast and 90.3 on the Atlantic coast.

Although the immigration bill has gathered wide support from voters, an analysis of the bill from the Congressional Budget Office revealed that while the bill may have some positive contributions to the U.S., future illegal immigration would only be slashed by 25 percent.

At their summer meeting in Orlando on Wednesday, the Florida Retail Federation (FRF) honored their legislators of the year: Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, and Rep. Tom Goodson, R-Titusville. Floridas retailers know that they can count on Senator Latvala to advance policies that help our businesses grow and create jobs, said Rick McAllister, president and CEO of the Florida Retail Federation, in a statement. We are proud to honor Senator Latvala as our Senator of the Year, and we look forward to his continued leadership in the Legislature.

U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart met with Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel (no, not the Heisman winning Gator quarterback -- thats Danny Wuerffel) on Tuesday and they talked about recent scandals that have plagued that federal agency.

On Wednesday, former Congressman Allen West left open the possibility of challenging U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in a Republican primary come 2016. "We'll see what happens down the pike," West said about taking on Rubio in 2016. "God will set my feet on the right path." Appearing as a guest co-host on WMALs Mornings on the Mall in Washington, D.C., West acknowledged that defeating Rubio would be a tall order and could benefit Democrats.

Keeping in mind Paris is six hours ahead of Tallahassee, here's what Gov. Rick Scott's Paris-time schedule included for Wednesday, as he and the Florida delegation continue their trade mission at the Paris Air Show: