A new poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, finds Amendment 2, allowing more medical marijuana use in Florida, in excellent shape. The poll finds 66 percent of those surveyed support it while only 25 percent oppose it. The amendment needs 60 percent on the November ballot to pass.

The poll finds Floridians of all ages support the amendment though seniors support it less with only 58 percent of them backing it. Republicans are split on the proposal with 44 percent backing it while 42 percent oppose it.

Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, released a poll on Tuesday which finds Gov. Rick Scott has caught former Gov. Charlie Crist and the race is now a dead heat with both candidates garnering 42 percent. An April poll from PPP had Crist leading 49 percent to 42 percent.

In the new poll, Scott does better against former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich, beating her 40 percent to 34 percent.

Despite having served with former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., in the Florida House, Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, is backing Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Joe Garica, D-Fla.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to Michael Reininger, the president of All Aboard Florida. In the letter, Scott called for All Aboard Florida to listen to local input as they look to bring high-speed rail to the Sunshine State. The entire letter is below:

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued to criticize the Obama administration for agreeing to a deal releasing a captured American soldier for five Taliban leaders.

Despite U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), saying she opposes Amendment 2, a leading Florida Democrat showcased his support of the medical marijuana proposal on Monday.

Like too many American families, my family was stricken by tragedy when my mother Jerrilyn was diagnosed with cancer, said Alan Clendenin, the first vice chairman of the Florida Democratic Party on Monday. For over a year we watched my mother battle this horrific disease. We lost my mom Aug. 25, 2008.

With Gov. Rick Scott launching a tour of Florida focusing on keeping higher education costs under control, he is getting some air support from the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF). On Monday, the RPOF unveiled a Web ad hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination, on a host of fronts including raising tuition.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist was endorsed by the state AFL-CIO this weekend as he runs for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November. Despite having spent most of his political career as a Republican, Crist, who joined the Democrats in December 2012, is the favorite for his new partys nomination.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill giving some undocumented aliens in-state tuition. Scott stressed the bill would keep tuition low for Floridians across the board.

Making sure all Floridians have access to an affordable higher education is one of my top priorities, Scott said. Signing this historic legislation today will keep tuition low, and allow all students who grew up in Florida to have the same access to affordable higher education. With this legislation, higher education became more affordable and more accessible to all Floridians.

Former state CFO Alex Sink, who lost a special congressional election earlier this year, went to bat for a Democrat in the U.S. Senate on Friday. Sink, who was the Democratic candidate who came up short against Rick Scott in 2010, sent out an email to supporters on Friday asking them to support U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., who is a top Republican target in November.