Tuesdays Google doodle honors writer Zora Neale Hurston, who was born on Jan. 7 1891. While shes best remembered for her literary works, including Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston was also a staunch conservative, especially in the last decade of her life. Hurston was an outspoken critic of communism but also of the federal government and American intervention overseas.

On Tuesday, launching the latest in a series of attacks on former Gov. Charlie Crist, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) attempted to contrast the newly minted Democrat with Gov. Rick Scott regarding President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Despite spending most of his career as a Republian, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott in November.

Lolita Grayson, the wife of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is filing for divorce. Javier Manjarres of the Shark Tank reported the news late Monday evening.

Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, best known for his three presidential bids and now the chairman of the Campaign for Liberty, called for the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Janet Yellen to be the next chairwoman of the Federal Reserve. Since its creation, the Federal Reserve has destroyed 97 percent of the value of the dollar along with millions of jobs, Paul said on Monday. The Federal Reserve and its failed policies of monetary expansion, zero interest rates, and crony bailouts are responsible for the economic crisis we find ourselves in today.

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is one step closer to becoming president of Florida Atlantic University. On Monday, Atwater was one of 10 chosen to be interviewed for the position at the Boca Raton-based university. George LeMieux, former state senator and chief of staff under Charlie Crist, also made the list of final candidates for the position. Other nominees chosen by the presidential selection committee for presidential interviews were:

Only a few months into his campaign, another prominent staff member has called it quits with Charlie Crist. According to SaintPetersblog,Michael Hoffman, who was listed as Crist's deputy finance director,is no longer with the campaign.A campaign spokesman confirmed on Monday that Hoffman and the Crist campaign had parted ways before the end of the year.

Gov. Rick Scott marked Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, which traditionally marks the end of the Christmas season. Ann and I wish all Floridians celebrating Three Kings Day a safe and blessed holiday with their loved ones, Scott said on Monday. Today is one of the most special days of the holiday season and a great chance for Floridians to celebrate with family and loved ones.

Marshall Criser III took over as chancellor of the State University System of Florida on Monday. This is a tremendous privilege, and I take it very seriously, said Criser. I look forward to working hard with other leaders in this state to make our universities the most accountable, accessible and high-achieving in this country. Criser garnered the praise of the two leaders of the Florida Legislature.

Former Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink might have called former Gov. Charlie Crist a "disaster," but that didn't stop the gubernatorial hopeful from donating $1,000 to Sink's campaign. According to The Tampa Bay Times, Crist gave $1,000 to Sink for her U.S. House race to replace the late C.W. Bill Young, helping her reach $1.1 million for her campaign.

Alia Faraj-Johnson, managing director of public relations and public affairs at Sachs Media Group, is joining Hill+Knowlton Strategies and will lead the firms Tallahassee office, company officials announced Monday.

Former state Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich is a major underdog to topple former Gov. Charlie Crist in the Democratic gubernatorial primary despite the favorite only joining the party in December 2012 after years as a Republican. But Rich reeled in an endorsement on Monday from state Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Cutler Bay. After serving in the House, Bullard was elected to the Senate in 2012 and did not serve with Rich. However his mother, the late state Sen. Larcenia Bullard, served alongside Rich in the Senate.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) turned up the heat on former state CFO Alex Sink on Monday as she continues her bid for a congressional seat representing Pinellas County. Sink has no opposition for the Democratic nomination while three Republican hopefuls battle it out in next weeks primary. The NRCC looked to link Sink to President Barack Obamas federal health-care law, noting 30 members of Congress, including U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., raised $132,500 for her.

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) launched an attack on former Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday, trying to link him to President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Despite joining the Democrats in 2012 after spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist is the favorite for his new partys nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November.

Former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, the Libertarian Partys presidential nominee in 2012, weighed in late last week on the new year. I believe 2014 will be a great year for liberty, Johnson emailed supporters on Friday. America has never been more fed up with big government. From learning of the NSAs abuses to experiencing the realities of government-run health care, Americans of all political persuasions are feeling the force of government in their personal lives like never before.

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., came out swinging at the Castro regime ruling communist Cuba after reports emerged that democracy activists such as Berta Soler of the Ladies in White and Jose Daniel Ferrer of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU in Spanish) were arrested.