The Florida State Board of Education will meet Friday via conference call, according to an email from the Florida Department of Education.

To mark “Cyber Monday” as part of the holiday shopping season, Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida teamed up with other senators urging congressional leaders to stand against new online sales tax requirement proposals. 

The latest issue of “Influence,” part of Peter Schorsch’s expanding and increasingly influential publishing empire, hits the stands on Dec. 10 but the digital issue was released on Tuesday. 

Former U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., endorsed Dr. Neal Dunn to take on U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., next year. Graham beat Southerland last year. 

Former U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., endorsed Dr. Neal Dunn to take on U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., next year. Graham beat Southerland last year. 

Running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., in 2016, Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas signed conservative group Eagle Forum’s  “Stop Common Core Pledge.”

Over the weekend, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the Intelligence Committee, once again insisted the nation was less safe as several intelligence programs were ended.

Former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, the favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination, is heading to Central Florida next week as she readies for the primary on March 15. 

With the Thanksgiving weekend being the traditional start of holiday shopping, Florida TaxWatch released a guide to where sales tax dollars go. 

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., condemned Iran for  imprisoning Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian as a spy and called on the Obama White House to do more against that Middle Eastern nation. 

The Florida chapter of Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP) liked the tax cuts included in Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed $79.3 budget but was far less enthusiastic of the governor’s call for giving Enterprise Florida $250 million to lure businesses to the Sunshine State. 

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., signed off on a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., calling for cutting funds to abortion providers during the appropriations process. 

 Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, cheered Gov. Rick Scott’s $79.3 billion budget proposal on Monday. 

Florida is one of five states that do not have standards for interpreters in K-12 for deaf and hard of hearing students but a new bill seeks to change that.

The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees voted to elect Cleve Warren as its new chairman Friday.