Two more Republican presidential hopefuls--both of whom have ties to Florida--will be coming to the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit in Orlando next month. 

On Thursday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced 40 projects across the Sunshine State will receive $4 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture through block grants. 

Adrian Wyllie has resigned his post as chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida (LPF) as he opposes the only Libertarian candidate currently running for the U.S. Senate in the Sunshine State in 2016.

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee passed a bill from a Florida congressman ensuring any new regulations on credit unions will be studied first. 

Keiser University will open its flagship campus in West Palm Beach on Friday afternoon as the school prepares to increase its footprint across the Sunshine State. 

U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., announced on Wednesday night that he was backing U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., to become House majority leader. 

In the aftermath of the congressional leadership reshuffling after U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced he was stepping down, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, said she was backing U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., for House majority leader. 

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott showcased  the 3.7 percent in job growth in August, the highest of all the most populous ten states in the nation. 

With news emerging that Pope Francis met Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed for violating a judicial order to issue same-sex marriages, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., praised the pope and the Kentucky clerk on Wednesday. 

With October as Domestic Violence Awareness month, the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers unveiled a Public Service Announcement (PSA) radio spot that will be running across the Sunshine State. 

From his perch on the U.S. House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., went to bat for the “Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act” which ensures sanctions are kept on Iran unless it pays reparations for terror attacks. 

Florida TaxWatch urged state legislators not to blow through the $635 surplus expected in the 2016-17 fiscal year. 

The Patriotic Millionaires weighed in on Donald Trump's fiscal plans Tuesday, and this group of 200 wealthy Americans claims it has roundly rejected" the bulk of his proposed tax reform that would give massive tax breaks to the wealthiest individuals and corporations in America.

From his perch as chairman of the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent President Barack Obama a letter on Tuesday, urging him to oppose a measure in the United Nations against the embargo on Cuba. Obama is scheduled to meet Cuban strongman Raul Castro at the UN on Tuesday. 

Five Democrats in the Florida House--Reps. Reggie Fulwood and Mia Jones of Jacksonville, Amanda Murphy of New Port Richey, Cynthia Stafford of Miami and Richard Stark of Weston--announced on Monday they were backing U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in the 2016 U.S. Senate race.