The unemployment rate continues to fall in the Sunshine State, with the latest figures noting a 6.4 percent unemployment rate for the month of November.

November's number is the lowest Florida's unemployment rate has been since July 2008. Unemployment in Florida continues to stay below the national average, which is 7 percent.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., bashed the Obama administrations decision to offer hardship exemptions for people who lost coverage due to the federal health-care law.

Despite pleading guilty to cocaine possession back in November, U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., announced on Thursday he would not resign his office. After finishing rehab in Naples, Radel met the media in Cape Coral when he said he planned to stay in Congress.

A chorus of Republicans -- including Gov. Rick Scott and Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Lenny Curry -- have called for Radels resignation.