With a report out from the Wall Street Journal that Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Gov. Charlie Crist is hesitant to have President Barack Obama stump for him in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott looked to link the two on economic issues.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., penned an op-ed at Fox News website on Friday, making the case for school choice, insisted it helps children from lower income families do better. Praising Florida's school choice options, Rubio maintained changes in education and technology made school choice options more necessary and argued teacher unions often block the path to real reform. The essay can be read here.

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The team behind Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo, the Republican candidate running in CD 26 in South Florida, released a Web video on Friday taking aim at U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla. The new ad uses Garcias words against him, looking to undermine the Democrats arguments on why he deserves a second term in Congress.

After reports emerged that a health-care worker was infected with the Ebola virus in Dallas Sunday afternoon, Gov. Rick Scott asked Florida hospitals to launch mandatory training for health-care workers on the disease.

A new poll shows Miami Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo, the Republican nominee, has the edge on U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla.

The poll from Saint Leo University Polling Institute shows Curbelo taking 46 percent while Garcia garners 42 percent.

With reports emerging that President Barack Obama wants to close the terrorist detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by using executive power, a prominent Republican congressman from the Sunshine State is pushing back.

Why is the White House even discussing this as we battle a brutal enemy that has beheaded two Americans? asked U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., the only member of the Florida delegation to sit on the Ways and Means Committee. Bringing dangerous terrorists into the U.S. makes no sense and sends the wrong message to our enemies and allies.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced on Friday that he was backing Republican challenger Carol Platt over U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla.

"Carol is a principled leader with the ability to work across party lines for the betterment of our community, state and country, Rubio said. We need Carol in Washington because she will fight for Central Florida and to help more people achieve the American dream. She's the kind of uniting voice our state and our country need right now. I'm proud to give her my full support."

On Thursday, Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super-PAC connected to the conservative American Action Network (AAN),announced plans to get active in North Florida as U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., tries to fend off Democrat Gwen Graham. CLF plans to spend $600,000 in ads attacking Graham.

Gwen Graham may talk about the North Florida way, but her record shows she only operates the Washington insider way, said Dan Conston, a CLF spokesman.

A new poll shows Amendment 2, which would expand medical marijuana use in Florida, having enough support to pass at the November ballot. Earlier this week, WFLA/Survey USA released a poll which shows only 51 percent of likely voters back Amendment 2, below the 60 percent needed to pass.

The University of North Florida (UNF) released a poll on Thursday showing Amendment 2 in much better shape. UNF finds 67 percent of likely voters back Amendment 2 while only 28 percent of those surveyed oppose it.

A new poll from the University of North Florida (UNF) shows former Gov. Charlie Crist ahead of Gov. Rick Scott in the hotly contested Florida gubernatorial race.

The poll of likely voters shows Crist taking 43 percent of those surveyed while Scott garners 38 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie takes 10 percent.

When Wyllie is taken out of the mix, Crist retains a 5 percent lead, beating Scott 47 percent to 42 percent.

The poll of 471 likely voters was taken from Sept. 29-Oct. 8 and had a margin of error of +/- 4.74 percent.