Kathleen Sebelius called it quits from her position as secretary of Health and Human Services, and most voters think she's the one who's responsible for the problems with Obamacare so far. Voters also believe she was forced to resign for political reasons, but feel less hopeful that problems with the president's signature health-care law will be fixed more quickly by her successor.

Money is flowing into North Florida where U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., is battling Democrat Gwen Graham in one of the most closely watched congressional contests in the nation. On Monday, Southerland announced his campaign had brought in $509,000 in the first quarter of 2014, raising their total to almost $1.5 million and having almost $1.2 million on-hand.

The team behind former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich is trying a new tactic as they look to gain ground on former Gov. Charlie Crist in the Democratic primary to see who will challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November: Florida Supreme Court nominees. On Monday, the Rich team turned up the heat on Crist, who is the favorite for the Democratic nomination despite spending most of his political life as a Republican, for naming conservatives to the Florida Supreme Court.

Businessman Curt Clawson went with a different tactic in his battle for the Republican congressional nomination in a special election in Southwest Florida. With barely a week to go until the primary, Clawson released a new commercial on Monday featuring peace and quiet which his team insisted on to contrast with commercials being run from his two main rivals: Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, and former state Rep. Paige Kreegel.

To the chagrin of media critics and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson who wanted him fired, Jesse Panuccio will keep his job. The embattled, $141,000-per-year executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity was overwhelmingly confirmed on the Senate floor Friday.

The Florida Senate unanimously passed SB 1642 on Friday, paving the way for an overhaul of Florida's K-12 school grading system.The bill would streamline school grades and suspend punishment for school grades for one year while a new state assessment test is introduced in Florida schools. The passage of the bill won praise from Jeb Bush'sFoundation for Floridas Future (aFloridaPromise), which lauded the legislation as a step in the right direction for schools in the Sunshine State.

U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., weighed in on Friday to the news that U.S. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning her post. Crenshaw vowed to continue to oppose President Barack Obamas federal health care which Sebelius played a major role in implementing.

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced 40 schools in Lee County will be getting $3.5 million due to high-performing bonuses. Our students and teachers in Lee County deserve to be rewarded for their hard work, and I am pleased to recognize them for their achievements with this $3.5 million investment, Scott said. One of my top priorities as governor is to create jobs and opportunities for Florida families. We know that a good job starts with a great education, and Florida continues to be a leader in education. I look forward to continued gains.

With the resignation of U.S. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott said it was about time for Sebelius to leave her position. Scott rose to political prominence by opposing President Barack Obama's federal health care, which Sebelius played a key part in implementing.

With a week and a half to go in the Republican primary in the special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., in Congress, Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, pointed toward her support of conservative items on the legislative calendar on Friday. Today is one of the Legislatures busiest days of the year, Benacquisto said on Friday. The Florida Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. to hear 30 bills up for vote on final passage and 28 additional bills that will come up on the calendar to be discussed and vetted.

On Thursday, the University of Floridas board of trustees kicked off the process to find a replacement for retiring President Bernie Machen. UF hopes to name a new president by the end of the spring 2015 semester. Steve Scott, the vice chairman of the board, was tasked to lead the search committee to find a new president as Machen intends to retire by the end of the year. Scott is expected to name search committee members in the weeks to come.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning from her position following a problematic roll-out of President Barack Obama's signature health-care law.

A $2 billion plan to help the Everglades received the green light on Thursday, whentheSouth Florida Water Management Districtagreed to possibly pay half of the cost. Following the approval by the SFWMD of a resolution for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP), Gov. Rick Scott spoke on the plan, praising the members of SFWMD for moving forward on the issue.

On Thursday, the U.S. House passed the budget proposal from U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on a near party-line vote. The measure passed 219-205 with newly elected U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., joining 11 other Republicans to break with the GOP and voting against it. Floridas congressmen weighed in afterward with Republicans praising the proposal and Democrats continuing to oppose it.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., has a slight edge on other potential Republican presidential candidates in 2016 when it comes to media mogul Rupert Murdochs support. Speaking with Fortune magazine, Murdoch played up his support of Bush and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., while downplaying the likelihood he would back U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.