Gov. Rick Scott says he has remained out of the primary frays and intends, at least for now, to keep it that way. While Sen. Jack Latvala, R-St. Petersburg, and Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, battle for a future Senate presidency through backing key primary campaigns across the state, the governor said Tuesday he has no plans to take sides. If you get one (a robocall) call me, because its not me, Scott told reporters Tuesday in his Capitol office,

Gov. Rick Scott defended his lieutenant governor and sees no reason right now to seek a new running mate in 2014. When asked during a media conference in his Capitol office on Tuesday if he intended to again run with Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, Scott questioned the enquiry. Shes done a great job, why wouldn't I? Scott replied.

Despite initial buzz, national pundits insist that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is not a top tier candidate to end up as Mitt Romneys running mate on the Republican ticket. But that is not stopping Barack Obamas team which is taking aim at Rubio, insisting he still has a chance of winding up on the ticket.

On Tuesday, Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), unveiled the second round of speakers who will address the GOPs convention in Tampa later this month. Priebus announced that former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who ran for the party's nomination earlier in theelectioncycle, will address the convention.

U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams is battling U.S. Rep. John Mica in the Republican primary next Tuesday for a congressional seat in Central Florida. On Tuesday, Adams unveiled the support of two fellow congressional freshmen from the Sunshine State -- U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent and U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross. While both Nugent and Ross praised Adams, neither of them took aim at Mica on Tuesday.

Florida consumers who bought a TV, monitor or notebook computer that contained a TFT-LCD flat panel screen may be eligible for a share of $1.1 billion in settlements. Attorney General Pam Bondi is encouraging consumers potentially eligible for a share of the multistate settlements involving price-fixing of LCD panels to file claims starting Wednesday. The deadline to file is Dec. 6.

The 2012-2013 school year begins this week, with seven Florida counties opening their doors for students. Charlotte County is the first, opening Tuesday. Brevard, Citrus, Lee, Nassau, and Walton counties start on Wednesday.The first day of class in Sumter County is Thursday. The majority of the states 67 county school districts begin class Aug. 20.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott will join South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley andNew Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez at the podium during the Republican National Convention. Fox News reports that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Arizona Sen. John McCain, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have also been named headline speakers for the event later this month in Tampa. Read more here.

As speculation grows that Floridas former Republican/independent governor Charlie Crist slinks closer to taking the plunge into running again for the office, former state senator Dan Gelber isnt waiting. Now that Crist has endorsed U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, Gelber --a Democrat from Miami Beach --writes in a column for Florida Voices, Charlie, welcome to the party! Gelber also argues for his party to embrace Republicans and independent voters who are no longer comfortable with the GOPs rigid and extreme dogma.

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Diidri W. Robinson to the 7th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, and Pamela E. Langham, Thomas F. Gonzalez and Lennard B. Register III to the 1st Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. Diidri W. Robinson, 32, of Saint Johns, has been an assistant United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida since 2011. Succeeding Danny Berenberg, Robinsons term is through July 1, 2016.

Rick Scott to ceremonially ink the nations newest spaceport. Gov. Rick Scott will hold a ceremonial bill-signing on Saturday designating Cecil Field as the nations eighth spaceport. Cecil Field was designated a spaceport by the federal government in 2010. The designation allows launch vehicles to make horizontal takeoffs and landings on site. The state bill, HB 59, offers companies involved in spaceport activities at Cecil Field the chance of tax exemptions on equipment purchases.

Florida Womens Hall of Fame member Barbara Palmer, the chief of staff at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, has been moved into the position of director for the state agency by Gov. Rick Scott. Palmer will replace Mike Hansen, who has accepted a position with the Florida Senate.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater intends to hold a series of workshop across the state to highlight ways seniors can avoid scams.The free morning workshops, called Golden Rules for Your Golden Years, will feature information on annuities, reverse mortgages, long-term care insurance and identity theft; explain key terms; outline important questions to ask; and provide educational videos of how some common insurance and financial products work.

Gov. Rick Scott donated school supplies he purchased at a Staples in Lauderhill to the Childrens Services Council of Broward County to highlight the states three-day 'Back-to-School' sales tax holiday that began Friday.

Gov. Rick Scott will be in Lauderhill on Friday to promote the three-day 'Back-to-School' sales tax holiday that begins Friday. Scott will be at Staples, 7500 West Commercial Blvd. in Lauderhill around 11:30 a.m. before heading down the street to the Childrens Services Council of Broward County for a school supply drop. The three-day event begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight Sunday.