U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. praised both houses of Congress for voting to reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act which passed the Senate on Monday. First backed by Ronald Reagan in 1988 and renewed by Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the act bans guns that arent read by metal detectors.

Note to Allison Tant: Are you eating your words yet, Allison? Gov. Rick Scott isn't pushing flat college tuition to win votes, he's been consistently advocating to keep tuition as low as possible for Florida's tapped-out college students. He's right on message.

Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, was announced Monday as recipient of the 2013 First Amendment Foundations Pete Weitzel/Friend of the First Amendment Award for working to ensure Floridas government remains open and transparent.

Two political committees associated with Attorney General Pam Bondi raised more than $140,000 in November, according to an email sent Monday. The email read: Two committees affiliated with Attorney General Pam Bondi have reported raisingcollectively more than $140,000 in the month of November. And Justice for All ECO raised $47,500,bringing its total raised to more than $941,500. In its first month of fundraising Justice for All PC reportedraising $102,250.

Strong negative opinions of the new health-care law are at their level highest yet as opposition to the government requiring every insurance plan to cover the exact same set of medical procedures grows. A new Rasmussen Reports poll found 40 percent of likely U.S. voters now have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of the health care law, while 56 percent view it at least somewhat unfavorably.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott doubled down on his call for a $500 million cut in taxes and fees. On Friday, the Revenue Estimating Conference estimated the state would pull in an additional $95.7 million in new revenue in fiscal year 2013-2014 due to the strong economy. The conference estimated the state will garner $225.7 million in new revnue in fiscal year 2014-2015. Scott said this news made it more imperative to reduce taxes and fees.

Lets Get to Work, a PAC affiliated with Gov. Rick Scott, is going on the attack, hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist for his support of President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Despite spending most of his career as a Republican and only joining the Democrats at the end of 2012, Crist is the favorite for his new partys nomination to challenge Scott in 2014. Lets Get to Work is now running a television ad showing clips of Crist expressing his support for Obamas law.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is turning up the heat on former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate running in the special election for the congressional seat vacated by the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. At a candidate forum on Friday night, Sink called the launch of President Barack Obamas federal health-care law a disaster and insisted the Obama administration has failed us. Despite those harsh words, Sink insisted Americans deserve the right to health insurance and affordable health care.

With the World Trade Organization (WTO) holding a meeting in Bali last week to push global free-trade agreements, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., praised the efforts.

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-mast to mark the passing of the iconic Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who passed away on Thursday. Flags will remain at half-mast until the end of Monday.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continues to go to bat for U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, R-Ark., in one of the nations most competitive U.S. Senate races in the 2014 election cycle. Reclaim America, a PAC with ties to Rubio, is running a television ad praising Cotton, highlighting his military service.

With the holiday shopping season now into its second week, retailers in Florida say sales are off to a strong start. On Friday, the Florida Retail Federation (FRF) said retailers were on track to meet their projections which show an increase between 3.5-to-4.5 percent over last years numbers.

Bill Hyers called it quits on the Charlie Crist campaign this week, prompting speculation that Crist's camp could be in trouble if the man slated to run Crist's campaign split before he even started the job. But big-time trial lawyer -- and Charlie Crist supporter -- John Morgan didn't seem to see it that way.

Florida House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, issued the following statement following the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela: On behalf of the Florida House Democratic Caucus, I offer my sincerest condolences on the news of the death of Nelson Mandela, one of the most inspirational leaders of our time.

During their meetings in St. Petersburg this week, the Manufacturers Association of Florida (MAF) recognized Gov. Rick Scott and several legislators for their efforts in Tallahassee. All our award recipients demonstrated a commitment to improving the Florida economy and improving the manufacturing business climate in our state, said Nancy Stephens, the executive director of MAF, on Friday.