Weighing in on the Washington Naval Yard shootings, former U.S. Rep. Allen West insisted on Wednesday that gun control policies on military installations are hurting security.

Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, cheered the news that Pam Stewart will be taking over as Florida education commissioner on Wednesday and he pointed to their shared support of Common Core standards as one of the reasons why.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to Floridas two U.S. senators -- Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio -- urging them to stand against increases in National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premiums.

A new national poll finds Americans have mixed thoughts on teachers' unions. Rasmussen Reports released a poll on Tuesday which finds 40 percent of Americans see teachers' unions as favorable but 45 percent see them as unfavorable.

The poll also finds that opponents of teachers' unions have more deeply held views. Almost a quarter of those surveyed -- 24 percent -- see teachers' unions as very unfavorable while only 13 percent see them as very favorable.

The survey of 1,000 American adults was taken from Sept. 11-12 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, well-known across the nation for his three presidential bids, is tackling education in his new book The School Revolution: A New Answer for Our Broken Education System. The book was published on Tuesday. Late on Tuesday, Paul sent out an email to supporters taking aim at public schools, which can't seem to teach reading, writing, or arithmetic, but have plenty of time for fake history, Keynesian economics, war lies, and state worship.

Bill Gunter, the pastor of Redeemer Community Church in New Port Richey, won the Republican primary on Tuesday in the special election to replace former Rep. Mike Fasano in the Florida House to represent parts of Pasco County.

Gunter defeated Jim Mathieu, who served as Port Richey city attorney and interim city manager and chaired the Pasco County GOP, and insurance agent Jeromy Keith Harding in the primary.

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced he was endorsing U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., to challenge U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., in 2014. This is Rubios first Senate endorsement of the 2014 election cycle. Rubio is expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

In an email to supporters on Tuesday, Rubio pointed to Cottons service in the military as a reason he was backing him.

Things are going from bad to worse for the Jacksonville Jaguars, easily the worst team in the National Football League -- leading to a prominent basketball player to say the team needs to sign him.

Bartows own Tracy McGrady, who retired from the NBA last month, took to Twitter on Monday and suggested the team take a look at him. Jacksonville Jaguars need to bring me on in for a tryout at QB or receiver! McGrady, a seven time NBA All-Star, posted.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016 but he has shut the door on running for office next year. Still, West has insisted he will remain politically active in the coming election cycle and, on Tuesday, tipped his cards to reveal some of his plans.

On Tuesday, West sent a message to supporters and insisted his Allen West Guardian Fund PAC will back 14 hard-charging conservatives running for Congress. The former congressman promised candidates he backed will guard the Constitution and defend our shared values."

Floridas two U.S. senators -- Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio -- joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J., to meet with Jorge Luis Garc Pez Antez, a prominent Cuban democracy activist, on Tuesday. They touched base on opposition to the Castro regime and the policies of Cubas Communist government.