Former Florida Department of Health Sec. Bob Brooks, who served in the state House, was named to the board of the conservative Florida Faith and Freedom Coalition. 

Now facing Panama City urologist Neal Dunn in the Republican primary, Mary Thomas tried to get her conservative credentials in order on Monday as she went after U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., on abortion. On Monday, Thomas demanded Graham return campaign money she had received from Planned Parenthood.

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, R-Fla., offered a ringing endorsement for former Gov. Jeb Bush’s, R-Fla., presidential campaign on Friday. 

The Coast Guard will have an announcement about the search for missing teenage boaters Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen at noon on Friday. The two teens have been missing for a week now. 

With the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voting to open up the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico up for drilling on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., wrote Senate leadership informing them he would block the measure. 

With a federal judge threatening to hold IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in contempt, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., continued to insist the IRS boss is stonewalling. Earlier in the week, DeSantis called for Koskinen to go, saying Congress should impeach him. 

Florida TaxWatch released a report on Thursday which showed 266,600 new jobs were created in the Sunshine in the last half of 2014 and the first half of 2015.

Republicans are staffing up in Florida as 2016 looms. 

The U.S. House passed the U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller‘s, R-Fla., “Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability Act of 2015" on Wednesday and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., now wants the Senate to follow suit.

The Home Care Association of Florida (HCAF) named Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Ft. Myers, as its legislator of the year on Wednesday to honor his efforts to reduce fees when required reports are turned in late.