The Coalition for Medicare Choices, which represents more than 121,000 Floridians, honored more than 20 members of Floridas congressional delegation for opposing President Barack Obamas call to take funds from Medicare Advantage to fund his health-care law.

U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., offered his thoughts on public funding for All Aboard Florida (AAF) on Friday. While Posey said he did not back federal funding of All Aboard Florida, he said the U.S. Department of Transportation was ready to give them the green light and did not need additional congressional authorization.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has received a $2.1 million supplemental National Emergency Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide training and other re-employment services to approximately 94 oystermen to prepare for careers in other industries. Workers eligible for these services must have participated in the temporary jobs component of this emergency grant, which was provided in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby in June 2012.

Florida will mark Taypayer Independence Day on Tuesday according to Florida TaxWatch. This means every cent Florida workers earned until Tuesday, on average, goes to pay taxes. "This symbolic day puts taxpayers' responsibility in perspective, showing us how much of a presence government, at different levels, has in our lives." said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. "It has taken Florida taxpayers 111 days, or more than three and a half months, to finally stop paying off their 2014 tax burden."

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that DaVita Labs is expanding in DeLand, bringing 100 jobs and adding almost $32 million to Volusia County over the next five years. This expansion will create 100 new jobs, which is important to families in DeLand, Scott said. "By cutting taxes and empowering job creators, Floridas statewide unemployment rate has been below the national unemployment rate since August 2013, and 540,700 private-sector jobs have been added since December 2010. Lets keep working to make Florida the best state in the nation for business.

Even as runners are lining up, former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., weighed in on Boston Marathon bombing on Monday and insisted the U.S. will win the war on terror. While he is not running in 2014, West has left the door open to a political comeback in 2016. He also remains active backing conservatives with his Allen West Guardian Fund PAC.

Lets Get to Work, a group affiliated with Gov. Rick Scott, is launching a new television commercial in Spanish titled "Opportunity." The ad was unveiled on Monday and will begin airing in Fort Myers, Miami, Orlando and Tampa starting Wednesday. Lets Get to Work is spending $500,000 to air the ad, which focuses on Scotts personal story.

Conservative business owner Tim Street, whose background includes service in the Marines and in federal law enforcement, claimed a win over the weekend as he continues his Republican primary bid against state Rep. John Tobia, R-Melbourne Beach. Street ran off in a straw poll sponsored at a Brevard Tea Party event, taking 80 percent of the votes.

Former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich is increasingly ramping up the attacks against former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November despite spending most of his political life in the GOP. Rich has been focusing in recent days on trying to get a debate with Crist. Crist says as governor again he would change very little, Rich informed supporters on Sunday. Amazing considering his very recent party switch from conservative Republican to Democrat.

Charlie Crist gathered a crowd at the opening of his new Broward field office Saturday, but not all who showed up for the 12:30 p.m. event were Crist fans. "I'd say there are 50 people standing around in the parking lot who are part of his campaign, plus TV cameras and reporters," said Joseph Kreps, reporting by telephone from Crist's University Drive headquarters.

Curt Clawson added another endorsement on Friday in his bid for Congress, with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., giving the businessman the thumbs up in the special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel. Congresswoman Bachmann was tea party before there was a tea party, and after this year she will be missed in Congress, Clawson said. With a victory next Tuesday, we can continue the work she has started to protect our Constitution and restore fiscal integrity to Washington. Bachmann herself didn't offer any comments on the endorsement.

The attorney for the woman who accused Florida State University football superstarJameis Winstonof raping her is allegedly calling for the Tallahassee university to charge Winston under the schools code of conduct policy. Baine Kerr, a Title IX attorney representing the woman, told USA TODAY Sports he wrote a letter to FSU earlier this month stating his objections to their investigation of the rape and will be calling for Winston to be charged under the school's code of conduct policy.

Gov. Rick Scott joined forces with former Govs. Jeb Bush and Bob Martinez on Friday to call for the Florida Senate to pass a bill to offer in-state tuition rates to all Florida students, but Senate President Don Gaetz says he hasn't been contacted by the governor to discuss the bill.

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that Floridas private sector created 20,900 jobs over the month in March. Since December 2010, Florida has added 563,900 private-sector jobs. According to a press release, Floridas over-the-year job growth rate in March of 3 percent represents the fastest job growth rate since June 2006.

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., continues to hit the Obama administration for its role when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeted conservative groups. On Thursday, DeSantis called for a special prosecutor to investigate the matter.