The Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday from Attorney General Pam Bondi and People United for Medical Marijuana about the possibility of a constitutional amendment supporting medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., concluded his trip to London on Wednesday. A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Select Committee on Intelligence, Rubio had been in London for a three-day trip where he met with key British leaders and spoke on foreign policy on Tuesday.

The Republican Party of Florida had harsh words for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Alex Sink on Wednesday, criticizing both for aligning themselves with an "extreme liberal agenda." RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry released the following statement on Pelosi and Sink:

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scotthighlighted the new Statewide Residency Programat All Children?s Hospital. For the first time, hospitals will be receiving a supplemental payment specifically for graduate medical education.

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott showcased the $80 million in his budget for graduate medical education, including $13 million to Tampa Bay hospitals to support internship programs.

Republicans are looking to make political hay out of the comment on Tuesday night by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), that Democratic candidates will be defending President Barack Obamas federal health-care law in 2014. On Wednesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) hit former state CFO Alex Sink, who is the Democratic candidate in a special election for the congressional seat left open by the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., said she was backing two transportation bills. Ros-Lehtinen said she would back the TSA Loose Change Act which leaves unclaimed monies gathered from airports to charities backing military families. The congresswoman also came out in support of the Transportation Acquisition Security Reform Act which adds more transparency in how airports puchase new technologies.

Judy Gross, the wife of American relief worker Alan Gross who was accused of espionage by the Castro regime and has been imprisoned for four years by that Communist government, appeared on Wolf Blitzers show on CNN on Tuesday. Gross pressed President Barack Obama to ramp up his efforts to free her husband and said he could do much more than what he has done so far.

Lenny Curry, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), continued to pound away on former Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday morning. While he spent most of his political career as a Republican, Crist left the GOP in 2010 and joined the Democrats in 2012. Crist is now the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott next year. As he has in recent days, Curry slammed Crist for backing President Barack Obamas federal health-care law.

Is Charlie Crist's campaign already seeing trouble? Bill Hyers, the Democratic strategist who managedBill De Blasios campaign in New York City and who was expected to manageCharlie Crists 2014 campaign for governor, is calling it quits on Crist's campaign before he even began the job.Details of the Hyers' departure were unclear as of Tuesday evening, but he hadnt actually begun to work in the Sunshine State.

Gov. Rick Scott praised school districts on Tuesday which have raised teacher pay. Curently 34 of Floridas 67 counties have enacted teacher pay raises while 14 more have finalized negotiations to raise teacher pay. Increasing teacher pay was one of Scotts chief legislative priorities this year. Scott singled out eight counties -- Bay, Broward, Collier, Gilchrist, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lafayette and Suwannee -- which have recently enacted teacher pay raises.

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., demanded the Obama administration ramp up its efforts to help Alan Gross, an American relief worker accused of espionage by the Castro regime and who has been imprisoned for four years.

Mayor Danny Burgess of Zephyrhills announced Tuesday that he has filed to run as a Republican for the Florida House of Representatives District 38, which covers most of Pasco County. The seat, which is currently held by House Speaker Will Weatherford, will become vacant next year due to term limits.

The Florida director of bipartisan education-advocate StudentsFirst issued a statement Tuesday claiming the proof is at hand, Florida students are falling behind much of the rest of the world. Nikki Lowrey was commenting on the morning release of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report:

State Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, is widely seen as a rising star for Florida Republicans. She was a prominent supporter of Mitt Romneys presidential campaign and she is now taking aim at former Gov. Charlie Crist, the Democratic front-runner to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.