Gov. Rick Scott announced job opportunities are growing in Florida with the Conference Boards Help Wanted Online report showing 292,249 openings in February, up 4.7 percent from January and 8.4 percent higher than last year.

The Libertarian Party went after the tax plan offered by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. The Libertarians insisted most Americans would be hurt, especially those making less than $406,750,

This is what leaders within the GOP which now holds majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate have to offer? asked Nicholas Sarwark, chairman of the Libertarian National Committee, on Friday. Pathetic.

Florida TaxWatch released a report on Friday finding lionfish are a threat to fishing in the Sunshine State which employs almost 65,000 Floridians in commercial activities and more than 109,000 through tourism.

"Florida fishing provides jobs, local food and unique tourism experiences, which must be preserved as they are critical pieces of Florida's diversified economy," said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. "By taking steps to control Florida's lionfish population, the state is protecting valuable Florida resources and needed jobs."

From his perch as chairman of the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., urged U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to keep Cuba listed as a state sponsor of terror even as the Obama administration tries to normalize relations with that nation.

Rubio wrote Kerry on Thursday and made his case.

The team behind former Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Lenny Currys effort to defeat incumbent Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown weighed in on the University of North Florida (UNF) poll released on Thursday and they are pleased with the results.

Tim Baker from Data Targeting Research, a general consultant to the Curry campaign, penned a memo on Thursday in which he looked at the results:

Running for the Florida Senate seat currently held by Sen. Charles Dean, R-Inverness, in 2016, Rep.Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, made his case to conservatives on Tuesday at the start of the new legislative session.

While some laws are good and necessary, many are not, Baxley noted on Tuesday. Thousands of bills are filed every year and only a small percentage are actually passed. I believe this is a good thing! My goal in Tallahassee is not to pass more legislation to regulate your lives, but to kill bills!

U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., rallied his supporters behind Israel on Tuesday, praising
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus address to Congress and warning about the dangers of a nuclear Iran.

The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) launched the Florida Mineral Rights Working Group as they look to further energy exploration across the Sunshine State.

Americans for Prosperitys (AFP) Florida chapter announced its Five for Florida legislative agenda on Monday, backing Gov. Rick Scotts $670 million tax cut proposal while continuing to oppose public dollars being used for luring movie projects to the Sunshine State or to be spent on sports complexes.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., took to the House floor on Monday to insist the Obama administration deter Irans nuclear ambitions.

Ross traced over recent history from the Iranian hostage crisis to the 1983 Beirut bombing which killed more than 300 Marines and insisted the Islamic extremists running Iran cannot be trusted.