Newt Gingrich certainly sounds as if he sees the light at the end of the GOP primary tunnel and realizes it shines on Mitt Romney, not on him. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, the former speaker of the House talked about his presidential campaign and what happens next for the Republican Party. He said if Mitt does get 1,144 delegates, then he will support him:

Gov. Rick Scott will be touring schools in Jacksonville, Orlando and Palm Harbor on Monday, observing students in some of the STEM -- science, technology, engineering, math -- fields and preparing for a school play. Scott is scheduled to be at Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School for the Medical Arts in Jacksonville at 8:45 a.m. By 11:30 a.m., Scott is scheduled to be at Evans High School in Orlando for a visit that is to include meeting with students studying in the schools Academy of Information Technology.

While some of Florida's provincial media obsess over seating rules at the Republican Convention in Tampa, the Democrats are reversing course and kowtowing to big-money interests in Charlotte. After initially barring corporations and lobbyists from contributing money to this summer's DNC convention, organizers have found ways to skirt the rules and give those groups a presence.

The Obama administration has quietly released $1.5 billion in foreign aid to the new Egyptian government dominated by the Islamist supremacist Muslim Brotherhood. Oh, you hadn't heard? Well, that's understandable. "It is not easy to find the announcement," wrote Andrew McCarthy in National Review on Friday. "With the legacy media having joined the Obama re-election campaign, we must turn for such news to outlets like the Kuwait News Agency.

The departure of Lee County Commissioner Tammy Hall from the 19th Congressional District race has helped state Rep. Gary Aubuchon, Hall's former campaign strategist says. "Most of her supporters went over to Gary," Anthony Pedicini told Sunshine State News on Saturday. "He definitely has taken the inside track." The contest to succeed Rep. Connie Mack, R-Naples, remains crowded and contentious, however. Other leading candidates are state Rep. Paige Kreegel, R-Punta Gorda, Trey Radel and Chauncey Goss.

Tim Tebow, already a quarterback legend at the University of Florida, will deliver the sermon in Georgetown, Texas, at Celebration Church this Easter Sunday. Tebow should feel right at home, as if he's in a bowl game. The church is setting up bleachers for expected crowds of 30,000 people.

Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statements for the Passover and Easter holidays. Passover I send warm wishes to the families throughout Florida and the world who will observe the beginning of Passover tonight at sundown. As families gather to celebrate this sacred holiday, I encourage each of us to be grateful for the blessings bestowed upon us. Easter

Gov. and Mrs. Rick Scott expressed their Easter good wishes Friday in the following statement: Ann and I join Christians throughout our state in celebrating the Easter holiday this weekend. As we celebrate our salvation and honor the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are reminded of the many blessings we have as Floridians and Americans.

National unemployment stood at 8.2 percent in March, little changed from February, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday. Employers added about 120,000 jobs in March, putting the number of out of work at 12.7 million. The numbers are considered somewhat disappointing as economists had projected 210,000 new jobs. The March numbers for Florida will be released later this month.

Two Lake Butler men were charged this week with intentionally setting three fires in Union County last year, Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater announced. The men were charged after one was charged with an unrelated armed robbery by the Union County Sheriffs Office and confessed to the fires, according to Atwaters office. The State Fire Marshals Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigations had been looking into the November fires with the sheriffs office and the Lake Butler Volunteer Fire Department.

It's rare that a high-profile political candidate will pick a fight with one of Florida's larger newspapers, but Connie Mack campaign manager Jeff Cohen threw caution to the wind in blasting the Tampa Bay (nee St. Petersburg) Times. Cohen issued a statement Thursday saying: Earlier today a blog post by the Tampa Bay Times carried the headline, 'Mack Campaign: Why We Will Squash LeMieux Like a Bug.'

For the second time in 30 days, President Barack Obama will be in South Florida to raise campaign cash and deliver a policy talk. Like his March 10 visit to Miami, Obama will appear at a string of fundraisers along the Gold Coast. And as before, he's tacking on a late-developing "official speech" to ensure that the junket's tab is picked up by the taxpayers. Obama reportedly will deliver a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. The White House has released no details on the format of the event, but it's slated to focus on the economy.

The Florida Senates second attempt to redraw its political boundary lines has been sent to the state Supreme Court. Attorney General Pam Bondis office announced Thursday that the redistricting map has been sent to the court to determine its validity.

Urging Rick Scott not to "follow in the president's footsteps," Americans for Prosperity today called on the governor to veto a state energy bill. Criticizing House Bill 7117, the Florida chapter of AFP wrote: This misguided political ideology of picking winners and losers in the marketplace will undoubtedly continue its pattern of wasting taxpayer money by bankrolling politically-favored energy companies. It leads to crony capitalism and crony politics.

With his large lead in the delegate count for the Republican presidential nomination, prominent Republicans continue to jump on Mitt Romneys bandwagon. On Thursday, three Texas congressmen did just that -- Pete Sessions, who is best known for leading theNational Republican Congressional Committee, John Carter and Mac Thornberry.