Former state Rep. Carl Domino is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., next year. On Wednesday, Domino turned up the heat on Murphy and linked him to U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

With fewer Americans opting to enroll in President Barack Obamas federal health-care program online due to the well-reported problems at Healthcare.gov, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a bill on Thursday to raise standards on navigators and hopefully crack down on fraud.

U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., had harsh words for Charlie Crist, laying into the former governor for "abandoning" Florida to pursue higher political office.

Gov. Rick Scott's Everglades Restoration Strategies plan is set to get on its way. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Wednesday granted a permit to the South Florida Water Management District for the construction of a 15 billion-gallon storage structure that is designed to ultimately deliver clean water to the Everglades.

The long-awaited hearing on the controversial Stand Your Ground law will take place on Thursday, and so far Democrats aren't really sure what's going to change as a result of the hearing. "We don't know what [Republicans] are going to do," House Minority LeaderPerry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, said at a press conference Wednesday. "They are probably going to do not one damn thing."

Lane Wright, former spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, is headed to the education reform group StudentsFirst as part of its efforts to reform education in the Sunshine State. Wright will be working as the group's new press secretary.

Florida Sen. John Legg, R-Port Richey, took aim at newly minted Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist who announced earlier in the week he would challenge Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.

Moments after Jessica Ehrlich pulled out of the special election for the congressional seat opened by the death of former U.S. Rep. Bill Young, Republicans are saying Democrats at the national level are clearing the decks for former state CFO Alex Sink. Ehrlich had been the Democratic candidate who challenged Young in 2012. Katie Prill, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Campaign Committee, said U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her allies did not want a primary to hurt Sinks chances.

Jessica Ehrlich, the St. Petersburg attorney who lost to Congressman C.W. Bill Young last year in an attempt to take his U.S. House of Representatives seat, announced Wednesday she is no longer running for Young's seat.

Florida TaxWatch released its annual cost-savings and efficiency recommendations for Florida in "Modern Management & Sensible Savings" Wednesday, highlightingmore than $1 billion in savings for Florida taxpayers without reducing state-provided services.

Despite his time as Hernando County sheriff, U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent, R-Fla., generally stays out of state politics. It was a little surprising to see the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) trot out Nugent on Wednesday to take aim at former Gov. Charlie Crist who launched a gubernatorial bid earlier this week.

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott added the Innovators in Tourism award to this years batch of Governors Innovators in Business Awards (GIBA). Floridas tourism industry is responsible for 1 million Florida jobs and we want to make sure that this important part of our economy is rewarded, Scott said on Wednesday. "Thanks to our job creators, Florida is becoming the top state for business in the country. I look forward to recognizing these innovative businesses for making sure families can live their American dream.

As Florida Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, reaches her three-year term limit and leaves the board of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, her colleague Florida Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, joins it.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the chairwoman of the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, tore into the United Nations after the General Assembly voted its disapproval of the American embargo on Communist Cuba.

Former governor Charlie Crist just jumped into the governor's race Monday, but his first fundraiser held Tuesday evening is rumored to have raised in the half-million range, according to an estimate from former state Sen. Steve Geller, one of the event organizers. The event was held at lawyer Mitchell Berger's home in Fort Lauderdale and an estimated 75-to-100 people attended.