Playing up his experience in the private sector and noting he is not a career politician, businessman G.G. Galloway launched his bid for the U.S. House on Thursday.

A greater number of Florida high schoolers are taking the SAT, but a new report from College Board shows many are still not ready for post-secondary education by the time they head to college.

More than five years after President Barack Obama signed his signature health-care proposal into law, Republicans looking to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate continue to oppose it. On Thursday, the  Independent Women’s Voice announced that U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., signed its pledge to repeal Obama’s health-care law. Jolly is running for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016. 

Volunteer Florida announced Thursday it received almost $20 million to fund 30 AmeriCorps projects across the Sunshine State. 

Most of the funds -- $10.6 million -- comes from federal grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), while $9.35 million of that comes from local grants. 
 
Volunteer Florida CEO Chester Spellman said the funds would help projects across Florida.

The Labor Day weekend is about to kick off and AAA expects more than 35 million Americans and 1.8 million Floridians to hit the road to mark the unofficial end of summer. This marks the highest traffic on the Labor Day weekend since 2008. 

Millions of Floridians could find it a little cheaper to run the air conditioning in 2016.

The state's four major investor-owned utilities --- stretching from Miami to Pensacola --- say they expect residents' monthly electric bills to drop by a few bucks next year.

It was a momentous occasion for the Florida Department of Education when it received word from an independent company that the Florida Standards Assessment is a valid standardized test, yet despite the general “good news,” some education groups across the state still aren’t completely satisfied with the result.

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, turned his attention toward energy. 

Even as President Barack Obama garnered enough votes in the U.S. Senate to ensure his veto of a congressional disapproval of his deal with Iran over its nuclear program could not be overridden, a Florida Republican is making a last ditch effort against the agreement. 

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott showcased the launch of a diverging diamond interchange project at I-75 to improve traffic in Sarasota and Manatee counties.