Holding a rally in the early caucus state of Nevada on Wednesday, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., announced two members of the U.S. Senate were behind his campaign. 

From his perch as chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., slammed the Obama administration for not inviting dissidents to the opening of the American embassy in Havana on Friday. 

On Wednesday, state CFO Jeff Atwater highlighted the current back-to-school sales tax holiday going on through Florida. 

Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano announced on Wednesday that his office will expand concealed weapon permit. Fasano said the Gulf Harbors branch in New Port Richey will start issuing those permits on Aug. 20. 

Liberal PAC Emily’s List announced on Wednesday it was backing former Miami Dade Democratic Party Chairwoman Annette Taddeo against U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., in what is expected to be one of the most competitive congressional elections in Florida next year. 

With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Cuba later this week as the Obama administration continues to push normalization with that nation, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, is urging him to meet with activists fighting for democracy and against the Castro regime.

Martin County School Board member Rebecca Negron unveiled the support of several Republican leaders as she continues her bid for the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate. 

This week, Inside Gov ranked U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., as one of the least effective representatives in Congress, leading the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) to fire away as he continues his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2016. 

With news that the U.S.  Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has denied more than 35,000 combat veterans their benefits due to a clerical error, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., now running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, doubled down on his calls for reform.

Four members of the Florida congressional delegation--Republican U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis, David Jolly and Dennis Ross and Democrat U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor--wrote Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate on Monday, asking for FEMA to declare Tampa Bay a disaster area after recent flooding.