Lets Get to Work, a group with ties to Gov. Rick Scott, released a radio ad in Creole on Wednesday as they look to rally Haitian voters in South Florida. The ad focuses on Scotts economic and education records.

Dan Wahby, the director of government affairs for Lilly USA was named to the board of directors of GOPAC on Wednesday. Wahby is based out of Ponte Vedra on the First Coast. Also named to GOPACs board on Wednesday was Jabo Covert, the senior vice president of government affairs for Jones Management. We are delighted that Dan and Jabo are joining GOPACs board of directors, said Frank Donatelli, the chairman of GOPAC. Their experience and expertise will be valuable assets as we continue advancing our mission to educate and elect a new generation of Republican leaders.

Conservative group Florida Family Policy Council (FFPC) announced on Wednesday that former Republican presidential hopeful Gary Bauer will be speaking at their annual award dinner in Orlando on Oct. 11.

Florida TaxWatch released How Florida Compares -- Education" looking at how education in the Sunshine State does against the other states. The report finds Florida is third in the nation for K-0 enrollment and has the second best value for in-state tuition at state universities and colleges.

Gov. Rick Scott slightly expanded his lead over former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite to win next weeks Democratic primary, in the latest WFLA poll taken by Survey USA. The poll, which was released on Tuesday, finds Scott ahead with 44 percent followed by Crist with 41 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie takes 4 percent. For two weeks, the WFLA poll showed Scott leading by 2 percent. The poll had a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percent.

Familiar Tallahassee figure Michael Hightower, Florida Blues vice president of government and legislative relations, is retiring on Friday. Hightower, who has chaired both the Associated Industries of Florida and the Florida Chamber of Commerce, will leave Florida Blue on Friday.

The Florida Democratic Party is going after Gov. Rick Scott for "breaking the law" in its latest ad, which was published to the party's YouTube channel Monday. The ad, titled "Important," features footage from Scott's 1995 deposition regarding the HCA/Columbia Medicare fraud case. Scott is mostly quiet in the ad, which flashes various newspaper headlines regarding the secrecy of Scott's email accounts.

The State Board of Administration (SBA) of Florida announced on Tuesday that investments in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan increased 17.4 percent during the second half of 2013 and the first half of 2014. The SBA had been targeting an increase of 17 percent. On June 30, the FRS contained investments totaling $149.1 billion in market value, an increase of $16.7 billion from a year before. Ash Williams, the SBAs executive director and chief investment officer, said the gains were the result of prudence, patience, and diversification.

Gov. Rick Scott's latest campaign ad is playing up the governor's commitment to veterans and his own military service in the Navy. In the ad, several veterans express their support for the governor and some of his policies, like offering in-state tuition for incoming veterans. One veteran explains Scott understands veterans' needs due to his own experience in the military.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet issued a resolution indicating Floridas support for Israel during the current crisis in the Middle East. The resolution reads as follows: WHEREAS, Israel remains a force of freedom and democracy in the Middle East; and WHEREAS, Florida continues to foster a strong relationship with Israel and is home to one of the largest Jewish populations outside of Israel; and WHEREAS, Israel is a steadfast ally of the United States; and

The environment has been a hot topic from both candidates during the 2014 gubernatorial race -- and officials from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have weighed in to support Gov. Rick Scott for his "Let's Keep Florida Beautiful" environmental plan. In recent weeks, Scott has honed in on his plan to push environmental protection across the state and has pledged to increase the state's spending on the environment if he is re-elected this year.

A poll released by Rasmussen Reports on Tuesday leaves little room for doubt that Americans view clinical depression as a major burden for those diagnosed with it.

Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian candidate challenging Gov. Rick Scott, announced on Tuesday that he had been invited to a debate being held by Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association at Broward College on Oct. 15. We are pleased that Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association has extended this invitation to us, and have acknowledged that there is a viable third option in this race, said Wyllie. I gladly accept their invitation without preconditions.

Gov. Rick Scott said on Tuesday that tourism was continuing to set records across the Sunshine State. According to Visit Florida, 24 million tourists visited Florida in the second quarter of 2014, a 3 percent increase from last year and a record high. Tourism jobs are also growing with more than 1.15 million Floridians employed in the industry, an increase of 43,600 from the same period last year.

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., issued a warning on Monday on the rise of Islamist terrorism in northern Iraq. In an op-ed over at National Review published Monday, Rubio supported President Barack Obamas efforts to provide humanitarian relief in the region and backed airstrikes: