On Tuesday, Charlie Crist's campaign team unveiled the newest weapon in its arsenal against Gov. Rick Scott -- a new blog and online community called "Scott Free Florida."

Tuesday brought another barrage of attacks over Mike Fernandez's departure from Gov. Rick Scott's campaign team, this time with Florida Democrats calling for Scott to fire staffers that allegedly made racially insensitive comments.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott showcased $80 million in his budget proposal which would go to fighting cancer. Scott is calling for sending $60 million to help Florida Cancer Centers to reach National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation while another $20 million would go into research grants. Scott appeared at the University of Floridas Proton Therapy Institute on Tuesday in Jacksonville.

Newly elected U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla, was named to the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans Affairs committees on Tuesday. I am honored to be appointed to serve alongside my colleagues on the Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans Affairs committees today, said Jolly. I look forward to working with fellow committee members to help create jobs, protect and enhance our beaches, improve our local and national infrastructure, and protect our Coast Guard assets in Pinellas and nationally.

What better place to look for a horror story than Florida? Apparently, TV producers are thinking the same thing because Season 4 of "American Horror Story" is going to be set in the Jupiter, Fla., of the 1950s. And if they knew Jupiter like I know Jupiter, they might realize they've clicked just the right button in the Sunshine State. The show's title was revealed by creator and writer Ryan Murphy via Twitter.

Gov. Rick Scotts campaign team released a Web video on Tuesday focusing on President Barack Obamas decision to take funds from Medicare Advantage to pay for his federal health-care law and link it to former Gov. Charlie Crist. Despite spending most of his political life as a Republican, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott in November.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., teamed up with U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., to demand answers on federal employees handling public union duties on the taxpayers dime. The congressmen sent a letter to Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), demanding to know how many federal manhours were spent on union business in FY 2012.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced his recommendation for projects in the Apalachicola Bay area to receive disaster assistance funding. According to a press release, these projects will help the affected communities "recover from the devastation and move forward to have sustainable fisheries and fishing communities in the future."

One of the most vocal opponents of Common Core in Florida launched a bid for county office on Tuesday. Erika Donalds announced on Tuesday that she is running for a spot on the Collier County School Board. Donalds, who works in finance and is active with the GOP in the region, is the Southwest Florida coordinator for Florida Parents Against Common Core. As she launches her bid, Donalds' platform includes local control of schools and parent empowerment.

Florida TaxWatch released a study on Tuesday which finds the state could save $10 billion over the next decade if Florida rolls back its class-size limit for grades 4-12. Voters approved a state constitutional amendment in 2002 with class-size limits.

No wonder Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich looked so radiant entering The Moon in Tallahassee Monday night. Charlie Crist's Democratness -- if he ever had such a thing -- is imploding like a cream puff with bad egg custard.

Florida Republicans are pushing back at the Democrats over a report that Mike Fernandez, who had been Gov. Rick Scotts campaign finance co-chair, resigned due to campaign aides doing an over-the-top Mexican accent around him. Fernandez resigned his post on Thursday night. The Miami Herald is reporting that Fernandez quit in part due to the aides behavior. The Scott team, including Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, insists that nobody on the campaign has done anything like that.

FreedomWorks announced on Monday it was backing U.S. Rep. Ted Yohos, R-Fla., bid for a second term. FreedomWorks PAC is working hard to bring fresh talent to the table, but its also critical to protect the new generation of leadership that has begun repopulating the Republican Party, said Matt Kibbe, the resident of Freedom Works. Kibbe praised Yoho as a champion of pro-freedom legislation, and a grassroots-backed representative who came to Washington and actually did what he promised to do on the campaign trail.

Gov. Rick Scott's campaign finance co-chair Mike Fernandez abruptly quit Scott's campaign on Thursday evening, prompting questions about the real reason behind his departure. According to the Miami Herald, Fernandez expressed frustrations to top Scott allies and "complained about two campaign aides who had joked around in a cartoon-style Mexican accent en route to a Mexican restaurant in Fernandezs home town of Coral Gables." Fernandez, however, said he was splitting from the campaign to spend more time with his family and businesses.

Former Ambassador Francis Rooney, who represented the United States at the Vatican, announced on Monday he was backing Florida Senate Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, in the Republican primary to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., in Congress. Rooney cited Benacquistos opposition to abortion in his endorsement.