On Friday, U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., brought out the Right to Haul Act" which will extend state weight limits to federal roads for forestry and agriculture freight.

A poll released Monday morning from Quinnipiac University found overwhelming support for a proposed state constitutional amendment allowing more medical marijuana use in Florida. The poll shows 88 percent of Florida voters support the legalization of medical marijuana while only 10 percent oppose it, far over the 60 percent threshold needed to pass on the November ballot.

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Thursday that GEs Energy Management is launching a new facility in Clearwater, investing $50 million and creating 250 new jobs.

From his seat on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committees Health Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., took aim at President Barack Obamas signature health-care law on Thursday. Buchanan noted that the health-care law led to cuts to Medicare Advantage which impacted 54,000 seniors in his district and 1.4 million over that in Florida. Buchanan said the medical community was very disillusioned with these cuts, noting they were losing patients and being consolidated by hospitals.

A new poll shows President Barack Obama continues to sink in Florida despite carrying it in 2008 and 2012, something which could factor into Novembers elections, as he loses independent voters. A poll from Quinnipiac University released on Thursday shows a majority -- 52 percent -- of those surveyed disapprove of Obamas performance in office while 44 percent approve of the job he has done. In a Quinnipiac poll released on May 1, 50 percent of Florida voters disapproved of Obamas job performance while 46 percent approved of it.

A poll from Quinnipiac University released on Thursday finds former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the easy favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, ahead of her Republican rivals in Florida, the largest swing state on the electoral map. The poll shows Clinton besting her possible Republican opponents, including two from the Sunshine State.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is headed for a landslide victory in the Florida Democratic presidential primary in 2016, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday. Clinton leads the Democratic pack with 67 percent. Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are tied in distant second with 8 percent each. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., garners 1 percent. Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., and former Gov. Brian Schweitzer, D-Mont., take below 1 percent.

Two favorite sons lead the pack of Republican presidential candidates in the Sunshine State for 2016 in a poll from Quinnipiac University released on Thursday.

Florida TaxWatch released a report on Thursday showcasing the increased number of jobs in the Sunshine State and insisting it shows the economy is on the rebound. "Florida's economy is strengthening every day thanks to the policies enacted by the state Legislature and governor, who have made job creation a priority for Floridians," said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. "More Floridians are working in 2014 than ever before."

After former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in next months primary, released a TV ad attacking Gov. Rick Scott on education on Wednesday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) struck back with an ad of its own. The RPOFs ad attacks Crists record on education spending and notes media reports calling the Democrats ad misleading.

Dwight Bullard isn't about to be used by anybody, even the woman gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist chose as his running mate before the primary. Sources close to the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee claim Annette Taddeo wants the state senator from Miami to replace her as chair of the county party. It's a "peace offering" for the African-American community, they say, because Taddeo knows Bullard is "beloved by the community." But, wait! He shouldn't get too comfortable.

Rep. Daniel Davis, R-Jacksonville, who is leaving the Florida House to focus on heading up the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, is backing attorney and Navy veteran Paul Renner over banker Jay Fant to replace him. "Paul fought for America in Desert Storm and Afghanistan, and he fought crime as a state prosecutor, said Davis on Wednesday. He's the proven, trusted leader we need fighting for us in Tallahassee.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in next months primary despite spending most of his political career in the GOP, launched a new television ad on Wednesday, hitting Gov. Rick Scott on education.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., pointed to two conflicting federal appeals court rulings over subsidies in President Barack Obamas federal health-care law and said it proved the law was badly written. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in a 2-1 decision that the IRS overextended subsidies for Americans who bought health care through the federal governments online marketplace. But, later in the day, in another case, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the subsidies, ensuring the matter will be examined higher up the federal judiciary ladder.

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera is increasingly going on the attack as he looks to defend Gov. Rick Scott against former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite in next months Democratic gubernatorial primary. Having hit Crist earlier in the week on his economic record, Lopez-Cantera went after the new Democrat on Wednesday for supporting more ties to Cuba.