After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton

From his perch on the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla, introduced a bill on Monday to study how alternative therapies can be added into the current VA structure. Bilirakis has dubbed his bill the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Act.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced on Monday that he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Ryan told NBC News on Monday that he is focused on his congressional duties, including his new post as chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.

Conservative group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) had the Tarrance Group take a poll which was released on Monday showing Florida voters favor increased school choice options. The poll shows 73 percent favor allowing parents the option to move children to other public schools while 22 percent oppose the notion. The poll finds a majority of those surveyed -- 58 percent -- support school vouchers while 36 percent oppose them. Almost two thirds -- 65 percent -- of those surveyed support charter schools while 28 percent oppose them.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., continued to express his opposition over the past weekend to keeping U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in charge of Congress. On Saturday night, Yoho sent out an email to supporters, promising to work with the speaker but also expressing his pride in opposing him earlier in the week.