Rick Scott's campaign team attempted to contrast the records of Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday, hitting the former governor on taxes, debt, revenue and waste. Our state has turned around We have more jobs," said Scott. "We've gotten more people back to working. We've strengthened our investments. Check out the graph below:

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi made her case about why she is defending the state constitutional amendment which mandates only traditional marriage is recognized in the Sunshine State. Bondi released a statement on Monday night about her role in defending the law in the current challenge from same-sex couples wishing to be married in Florida. In the statement, Bondi said:

The launch of Floridas new Medicaid programs, the Statewide Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) and Child Welfare (CW) programs, continued Monday, with roll-outs in Regions 5, 6 and 8. The programs cover 14 Florida counties including Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough.

Kartik Krishnaiyerposted a new poll on his website, The Florida Squeeze: Should Nan Rich Drop Out of the Governor's Race before Qualifying? Nan obviously saw the question fairly quickly on Monday, didn't waste a minute answering it herself and letting Democrats know what she's going to do no matter how they vote. She tweeted out this:

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.

Gov. Rick Scott signed Florida's $77.1 billion state budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year into law on Monday. This year's budget is 3 percent higher than the previous year's budget, making it one of the largest budgets in Florida's history. The new budget is the first in which the Legislature has enjoyed a fiscal surplus andwill coverthe fiscal year from July 1-June 30, 2015. Among the budget items is an increase in education spending and child welfare services.

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.

Clay County GOP Chairwoman Leslie Dougher will be taking over as the next chair of the Republican Party of Florida. On Saturday, Dougher was elected to the position at the party's quarterly meeting in Tampa, receiving 106 votes. Dougher will replace Lenny Curry as chair. Curry announced he would be stepping down from the position at the end of April to weigh the possibility of running for mayor of Jacksonville. Martin County GOP Chair Eric Miller was also nominated for the position. He received 69 votes. Dougher's term will end in January 2015.

Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, is feeling good about his application to be the next president of Florida State University. "I hadn't filled out a resume in probably 30 or 40 years," Thrasher told Sunshine State News. "It's been a while, so I had a lot of help." Thrasher explained he'd be a good fit for the presidency because of his background in legislation, law and business.