U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., made the case for the impeachment of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday. Yoho is one of the chief supporters of Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Olsons efforts to impeach Holder.

The South Florida Water Management Districts top lobbyist announced his retirement at the agencys governing board meeting Thursday. Ernie Barnett, the SFWMDs assistant executive director and head of its mammoth Everglades and water resources initiatives, has been with the district since 2005. He was instrumental in Tallahassee this year helping legislators understand Gov. Rick Scotts Everglades Restoration Strategies and its implications for settling challenges by the federal government.

The National Womens Political Caucus of Florida (NWPC/FL) announced on Friday it would back former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich for governor in 2014.

Trial lawyers sure do love Charlie Crist. At least that's what Friday's fundraising numbers seemed to suggest. The fundraising committee "Charlie Crist for Florida" posted its fundraising numbers, and the committee raised $872,000 in its first 12 days. Over half of those donations -- $484,000 -- came from donors listed as attorneys or law firms. Crist is currently employed by big-time trial lawyer John Morgan, who is expected to start raising serious cash around the country for the gubernatorial candidate.

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that a whopping 22.9 million visitors came to Florida from July to September, the largest third-quarter for visitation in the state's history. The number is 1.7 percent higher than the same period in 2012.

United for Care, a campaign run by People United for Medical Marijuana, is urging members of the public to sign their names on the petition to put medical marijuana on the 2014 ballot in Florida. In an email sent Friday, the camp said:

Republican congressional hopeful David Jolly took aim at former state CFO Alex Sink on President Barack Obamas federal health-care law on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Obama apologized for the health care law rollout and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) bashed Sink for supporting the law.

Driving may get a little less hands-on in the Sunshine State, according to experts from the Florida Department of Transportation. The experts gathered Thursday and said Floridians could see widespread use of automated cars in the next decade or so due to advances in computer software, GPS systems and sensors. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the FDOT is gathering with the University of South Florida's Center for Urban Transportation Research and other groups to host the first ever Florida Automated Vehicles Summit to get driverless cars on the road in Florida.

The Democrats' uber-fundraiser, President Barack Obama, has flown more than 20,000 miles raising dollars for Democrats so far in 2013.

The man expected to be confirmed as the chancellor of Florida's university system publicly backed the Common Core State Standards in an opinion piece published Thursday. Marshall Criser III says the standards are crucial for closing the skills gap in the Sunshine State -- a gap that he believes the standards will fill. Some excerpts of Criser's piece:

Insurers are not too happy over the Obama administration's decision to extend individual-market health plans for a year. In a statement released Thursday,Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans said:

A new poll from Gravis taken for conservative publication "Human Events" finds Attorney General Pam Bondi starts off with a solid lead over her Democratic rivals as she looks for a second term in 2014 but most voters remain undecided. Bondi takes 30 percent when matched against House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, who takes 14 percent, while the remainder of voters are undecided. Bondi takes 29 percent against former Deputy Attorney General George Sheldon who garners 11 percent.

A new poll from Gravis taken for the conservative publication "Human Events" finds former Gov. Charlie Crist has a solid lead over Republican Gov. Rick Scott. The poll finds Crist taking 46 percent while Scott is behind with 36 percent. The poll shows Scott remains upside down in Florida. A majority of those surveyed -- 52 percent -- do not approve of Scott while 33 percent approve of him. The poll of 932 registered voters in Florida was taken from Nov. 8-11 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

With the help of the states most politically active environmental groups, Floridas Water and Land Legacy, Inc.raised nearly half a million dollars in October.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., slammed the Obama administration on Wednesday after it was revealed that less than 106,200 have applied under the new federal health-care law.