On Wednesday, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, announced that incoming Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, would take over from Rep. Steve Precourt, R-Orlando, as House majority leader in the 2014 session. Weatherford also announced that Precourt will take over the State Affairs Committee.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued his attacks on President Barack Obamas federal health care law this week, insisting Republicans join him in defunding it. Rubio also offered a warning on what could happen if the GOP doesnt stand together on the issue.

Gov. Rick Scott welcomed his second grandson Monday evening and took to his Twitter to post a photo of the newborn baby with his other grandson, Auguste, and his wife, Ann. The newborn's name is Quinton PierrePhillipeGuimard, according to Scott's Facebook page, and he was born at 5:57 p.m. Monday, weighing 6 lbs.13 oz.

Civil-rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who blasted Florida as an "apartheid state" earlier this month, has set foot in the Florida Capitol to join the Dream Defenders in their protest calling for a special session to discuss Stand Your Ground laws in Florida.

Two Democratic lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would seek to end racial profiling at the hands of law enforcement as a direct response to the George Zimmerman verdict.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the Golf Channel is expanding in Orlando, creating 75 jobs and adding $1.9 million to the economy.

The Foundation for Florida's Future, a Jeb-bush created foundation focusing on education in Florida, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Commissioner of Education Tony Bennett's decision to change an Indiana charter school's grade from a "C" to an "A."

Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy in a military court-martial on Tuesday after Manning requested that a judge, not a jury, decide his fate. Manning is a 25-year-old Army private who handed over thousands of U.S. military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks, an international nonprofit which publishes secret information from anonymous sources.

Speaking on Mike Gallaghers radio show on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued to attack President Barack Obamas federal health care law.

Gov. Rick Scott rose to political prominence by attacking President Barack Obamas federal health care proposal. During his tenure in Tallahassee, Scott has been critical of Obama, especially on fiscal and economic issues.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott came to Flagler County to announce Aveo Engineering, which makes electronics for the aerospace industry, was expanding, creating 300 jobs and adding $7.5 million to the local economy in Flagler County. A global producer of high-technology electronics for the aerospace industry, Aveo Engineering will establish a design and manufacturing facility in Flagler County.

From his perch on the Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., met with Carlos Urrutia, Colombias ambassador to the U.S., on Tuesday. Noting the recent free-trade agreement between the two countries, Rubio stressed the importance of Americas relationship with that South American nation.

Brad Burleson, who worked for former Congressman Clay Shaw, is joining Ballard Partners in Tallahassee to focus on transportation issues.

Americans favor putting more restrictions on National Security Agency surveillance programs of tracking Americans' telephone calls, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday. Forty-six percent of likely U.S. voters favor such restrictions, while 36 percent oppose any additional restrictions on the program.

Tuesday marks the beginning of the third week of the Dream Defenders' protest at the Florida Captiol, and the protesters haven't given up on a special session to discuss the Stand Your Ground laws in Florida. Since lawmakers have refused to hold a special session, the protesters will be holding one of their own on Tuesday afternoon.