Voters next November will almost certainly have the chance to again decide whether Florida should legalize medical marijuana, after narrowly rejecting an almost-identical proposal a year ago.

A Quinnipiac University poll last month found that nearly 90 percent of Florida voters support allowing adults to use medical marijuana. Numerous other surveys in Florida and across the country consistently show that a majority of voters endorse medical marijuana for sick and dying patients.

And voters aren't the only ones who've warmed up to the once-sticky issue.

Even though Santa Claus is already at malls across the Sunshine State and the radio stations are playing Christmas music, Friday marks the traditional start of the holiday shopping season and groups offered insights on it this week. 

From his perch on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., is promising a bill next week to force President Barack Obama to come to Congress with a plan on handling the civil war in Syria. 

Massachusetts, the state widely lauded as the leader in national education, is backing away from the controversial Common Core State Standards by dumping an assessment test closely aligned with the standards in favor of its own state-designed standardized test.

Almost a year after regulators gave approval to the controversial plan, Florida Supreme Court justices are ready to take up a battle about Florida Power & Light's investment in a natural-gas drilling operation in Oklahoma.

The Supreme Court on Dec. 8 will hear arguments in a challenge led by the state Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues, and the Florida Industrial Power Users Group, which is made up of large electricity customers.

Nearly a year behind schedule, Florida health officials on Monday selected five "dispensing organizations" to grow, process and distribute non-euphoric medical marijuana for a select group of sick patients.

But many in the industry believe that the biggest challenge in the drawn-out process is yet to come.

Headed to Sarasota on Saturday, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump staffed up in the Sunshine State on Tuesday as he readies to take on former Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in their own backyard. 

While Thanksgiving conjures up images of Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims sharing turkey and corn with Native Americans, Florida had its own role in Americas earliest thanksgiving celebrations.

Americans might not like Congress but they like their U.S. senators, a new study shows. On Tuesday, Morning Consult released a study of how voters across the nation view their senators and, despite the nation’s current political mood, incumbents, including the two senators representing Florida, have much to cheer. 

Continuing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is showcasing his family story in a new TV ad.