Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Adrian Wyllie made the ballot by paying a fee on Monday after raising $8,000 over three days.

A few of us were working nearly around the clock promoting the moneybomb, we were bringing in money and by Saturday afternoon we knew we would have the money to pay the fee but we had other, bigger, problems, Danielle Alexandre, Wyllies campaign manager, explained on Monday.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., announced his support of Jorge Bonilla for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., in November.

Jorge has proven to be a formidable candidate, with great knowledge and understanding of the pressing issues that our country is currently facing, including those issues that involve our veterans, Rooney said. Having served in the Marine Corps and U.S. Navy, Jorge knows how important service to country is. Now he wants to continue his service in the Congress. We would be lucky to have him.

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., raised concerns about a deal to exchange Taliban prisoner U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five terrorists captured by the U.S. Buchanan wrote Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on the matter.

With hurricane season starting this week, Gov. Rick Scott told Floridians to be prepared and gather plans to deal with potential emergencies.

Lets Get to Work, a group with ties to Gov. Rick Scott, released a new ad on Monday, taking aim at former Gov. Charlie Crist for raising tuition during his time in office. Despite spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott in November. Scotts team is spending more than $2 million on the new ad which will hit the airwaves on Wednesday.

The Florida Democratic Party went on the attack against Gov. Rick Scott, launching a new video against him, hitting him on education spending. But Allison Tant, the chairwoman of the Florida Democrats, tried to ignore the record of former Gov. Charlie Crist. Tant noted that per-pupil spending is below 2007 levels, the first year of Crists term as governor. After leaving the GOP in 2010, Crist ran for the U.S. Senate with no party affiliation before joining the Democrats in 2012. Crist is now the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott.

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., cheered the news that U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was released by the Taliban but said Congress had to investigate if the Obama administration paid too high a price for the exchange of prisoners.

The release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is welcome news, Rubio said. I join all Americans in celebrating his reunion with his family. However, I am concerned about the steps the Obama administration took to secure his release.

Even as hurricane season begins this week, Florida TaxWatch offered a warning that the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. need major reformation.

Gov. Rick Scott weighed in on VA Secretary Eric Shinsekis resignation, calling it a needed action but insisting more was needed to reform the VA system.

After VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, praised his record in the Army but insisted his record in the Obama Cabinet will forever be tainted due to poor leadership on VA medical centers.