The Florida Public Service Commission gave Florida Power & Light the green light Tuesday to purchase renewable electricity from three upcoming power facilities. FPL has entered into power purchase agreements with U.S. EcoGen LLC to purchase renewable power from three biomass facilities the company plans to construct in Okeechobee, Clay, and Martin counties. Service from the eucalyptus-fueled plants is not expected to begin until 2019.

In her honor, today we announce that we will create a Baroness Margaret Thatcher CPAC Scholarship Fund, given annually to an outstanding young female conservative who will receive complimentary three-day VIP registration at CPAC, starting in 2014, said ACU Chairman Al Cardenas in a press release." Honoring the life of Britains Iron Lady, the American Conservative Union has created a scholarship for female conservatives.

Florida Realtors head to Tallahassee to push for initiatives to re-energize the states housing market, which is vital to its economic recovery. Great American Realtor Days (GARD) will host hundreds of Realtors from around the state Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., issued the following statement in response to the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: "I join Margaret Thatchers family and the British people in mourning the loss of one of the 20th centurys most consequential leaders.

Gov. Rick Scott has tapped Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, to be his designee on the Florida Defense Support Task Force. The task force is an entity Scott and the Legislature formed to preserve, protect and enhance Florida's military missions and installations.

President Barack Obama used his weekly address Saturday to explain to Americans his budget compromise plan. Obama's budget was delayed because of fiscal cliff negotiations and is expected to be released on Wednesday, the same night he dines with GOP senators. In his address, the president says that under his actions, the deficits are reducing.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has signed on to Sen. Rand Paul's move to filibuster an upcoming gun-control bill that is expected to land on the Senate floor this week.

Due to injuries to the Gator's offensive line, the University of Florida's annual Orange and Blue spring game is getting a little tweak. With the challenges facing his quarterback's wall of protection, Head Coach Will Muschamp had to get creative with the fan-favorite early look at what Gator football has to offer in 2013. Gator Boosters received an email Friday assuring them that even with the changes, there would be "some special additions to enhance the experience for fans."

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Friday told of plans for a NASA mission to retrieve an asteroid from space and bring it back for research.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that it will delay the closure of 149 federal air traffic control towers, including 11 in Florida, until June 15. On March 22, the FAA said it would be eliminating funding for the towers as part of its $637 million budget cuts under sequestration. The FAA said that during the delay it will try to resolve the legal challenges against it, of which Florida is involved. It also said the extra time will allow the agency and airports to move forward with changes to the National Airspace System.

Heads still in the clouds, the high-flying Florida Gold Coast University Eagles basketball team will stop in for a look at the Florida Legislature sometime before the current session ends. If they can work out scheduling arrangements and accept the invitation.

On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced a new economic daily update via Twitter. Friday's message was on Florida's jobless rate. @ItsWorkingFL had this to say: "Since @FLGovScott took office, the states unemployment rate has dropped 3.4 percentage points, the second largest drop in the nation." The governor clearly hopes his economic success will resonate with voters to send him back to the state's chief executive spot in the next election.

The Miami Dolphins, and two Miami-Dade Republican legislators, suffered a symbolic blow on Thursday night to their push for taxpayer subsidies to renovate Miami's Sun Life Stadium, as the Miami-Dade GOP narrowly passed a resolution condemning the effort as just so much corporate welfare.

What a shame to see the Internet sweepstakes cafe bill go to the governor with harmless senior arcades attached. And why? Because the pari-mutuels want it all. Because at the eleventh hour, their lobbyists convinced gaming committee members that senior arcades were no different from Internet cafes. Presumably now, they believe, seniors will hobble into track casinos and play slot machines instead -- given that their arcades are standing empty. This is crazy.

The Florida Senate followed the Florida Houses lead Thursday, voting in favor of a ban on Internet cafes.The bill will now go to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott, since the House approved it last week. While some senators argued that the ban would overreach and take out senior arcades with it, the bill received a vote of 36-4.