U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in on human trafficking on Thursday and urged Congress to pass the Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act" he introduced with U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., last month. Broward College held an anti-human trafficking event on Thursday and Rubio offered a video statement in which he talked about incidents in South Florida.

Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Lenny Curry went after former Gov. Charlie Crist and President Barack Obama on taxes on Thursday morning. Despite having been a Republican for most of his political career, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott come November.

A poll of registered Florida voters from Quinnipiac University released on Thursday morning finds former Gov. Charlie Crist leading Gov. Rick Scott 46 percent to 38 percent. Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination despite spending most of his political career as a Republican.

Gov. Rick Scott named Andy Tuck to the State Board of Education on Wednesday, filling a vacancy left by former state board member Sally Bradshaw, who resigned in October. Andy has worked throughout his career to provide Florida students with the tools they need to succeed," said Scott. "I am proud to appoint Andy to the State Board of Education, and look forward to him continuing to make Florida the best state in the country to get an education.

House Speaker Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz said Wednesday they want to make a greater push for ethics laws on lobbyists and lawmakers. Some of the rules proposed by Weatherford and Gaetz would make sure certain legislators are living in their districts, an issue that has gathered considerable criticism when it was discovered that some lawmakers were living outside of their districts.

Former U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV announced Wednesday that he will not be running for his old seat in Congress, which was vacated this week by Trey Radel. "In the weeks, months and years ahead I will continue to advocate for our shared principles, not as a candidate or member of Congress, but rather as a private citizen," said Mack in a news release. Mack held the seat in Congress from 2005 to 2013. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2012 but lost to Bill Nelson.

Hate to say I told you so, but ... Charlie Crist admitted Tuesday he has no intention of meeting Nan Rich in a primary debate.

Republican congressional hopeful David Jolly came out swinging against President Barack Obamas health care law on Tuesday, backing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubios, R-Fla., proposal to ensure taxpayer dollars are not used to bail out insurance companies due to the impact of the law. Jolly is running against Democratic nominee former state CFO Alex Sink and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the March 11 special election.

Dr. Ben Carson, who is being touted as a possible candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, took a large step to becoming more politically active on Tuesday when he was named chairman of American Legacy PACs Save Our Healthcare" campaign. Carson burst on to the political scene by offering sharp criticism of President Barack Obamas federal health-care law at the National Prayer Breakfast.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott called for $80 million to go to cancer research as part of his proposed budget. The bulk of those funds -- $60 million -- would go to Florida Cancer Centers while another $20 million would go to grants.

U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., weighed in on Tuesday afternoon on what he hopes to see from President Barack Obamas State of the Union address that night.

The Florida Retail Federation (FRF) cheered news that retail jobs grew 5.5 percent in Florida last year, adding 55,000 new jobs to the Sunshine State.

Gov. Rick Scott held a media event in Orlando on Tuesday, calling for reducing the business rental sales tax by 0.5 percent as part of his proposed budget.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., insisted on Tuesday that his proposal to ensure federal funds will not be used to bail out insurance companies in the aftermath of President Barack Obamas federal health-care law has support.

Over the weekend, former Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner announced he would not challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla. With Hasner staying out, the Republicans already in the race are ramping up their efforts to defeat Murphy. Case in point: former state Rep. Carl Domino who went all out in attacking Murphy on Tuesday bashing him on a host of fronts.