Whatever happens on Nov. 30 when the Florida State Seminoles head to Gainesville to play the Florida Gators, college football fans in the Sunshine State are torn between those two teams.

A new poll shows Floridians dont like George Zimmerman -- but they dont think he is guilty of the death of Trayvon Martin.

Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to Democrats, released a poll on Thursday which shows only 20 percent of those surveyed have a favorable view of Zimmerman while 47 percent see him in an unfavorable light.

But a plurality of those surveyed -- 47 percent -- think he is not guilty of Martins death while 37 percent think he is guilty. A jury unanimously ruled Zimmerman was not guilty in a high-profile trial.

A new poll shows U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., could be looking at a close race for a second term in 2016. Rubio is considered a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, shows Rubio is slightly underwater with 43 percent approving of him but 45 percent disapproving of him. Despite that, 42 percent of those surveyed believe Rubios positions are about right though 37 percent think he is too conservative and 10 percent believe he is too liberal.

Activists led by attorney John Morgan are looking to pass a state constitutional amendment in 2014 that would legalize medical marijuana use in the Sunshine State and a new poll shows it could well pass. Proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution need to pass with 60 percent approval at the ballot box.

U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., is breaking with Republicans in the House and calling to end the federal government shutdown. On Thursday, Young said he would back all bills funding the federal government.

The time for politics is over; lets get on to legislating and the hard work of tackling our $17 trillion national debt and solving important national issues like the current flood insurance crisis, said Young. All sides need to sit down and work these problems out together.

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., sounded an optimistic note about President Barack Obama calling congressional leaders to the White House for a meeting to resolve the federal shutdown.

An open dialogue is critical to any negotiation and Im hopeful that todays meeting will put us on the path to restoring government services, Buchanan said on Wednesday. The partisan blame-game will not put a single American back to work. Its time for all parties to roll up their sleeves and make the tough decisions to end this impasse.

Bestselling author Tom Clancy died on Wednesday at the age of 66. Publishers Weekly sent out a Tweet with the news on Wednesday morning and other media sources have confirmed it.

While best known for his suspenseful espionage novels and the movies and video games based on them, Clancy was also a conservative activist and a supporter of the Republican Party. He had been a member of the National Rifle Association for three and a half decades.

A Florida congresswoman waded in this week over a battle in Ireland over a mural of Cuban Communist Che Guevara.

As the federal government shutdown continues, the nations eyes are increasingly turned to veterans issues. In Washington, D.C., veterans from across the country have occupied national monuments on the Mall which have been closed due to the federal shutdown.

With veterans issues in the spotlight, Republicans in control of the U.S. House have turned to U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee to push back against President Barack Obama on the matter.

Even as the federal government shutdown continues, the Florida Park Service stressed on Tuesday that state parks across the Sunshine State remain open.

"While the national parks are being shut down because of instability in Washington, Florida's award-winning parks, greenways and trails are available for all to enjoy," said DEP Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard on Tuesday. "Because of Governor Scott's leadership in Florida, DEP's Florida Park Service welcomes all residents and visitors."