Ron Paul has drawn heat in recent days for attacking Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich -- while giving Mitt Romney the kid gloves treatment. Pauls team unveiled a new ad which attacks all three candidates, hitting Gingirch as a serial hypocrite, Santorum as a counterfeit conservative and Romney gets labeled as a flip-flopper.

Gov. Rick Scott describes his decision to sign a death warrant for David Alan Gore, who is to be put to death April 12 for the 1983 rape and murder of a teenage girl on the Treasure Coast. Read more here.

While Georgia -- which holds its presidential primary on Tuesday -- looks solidly behind favorite son Newt Gingrich, Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney is looking to do well in the delegate-rich Peach State. Romney unveiled his team in Georgia on Wednesday and it will be led by state Attorney General Sam Olens. Other prominent Georgia Republicans signing up to back Romney include two other statewide elected officials -- Public Service Commissioner Doug Everett and Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler.

Mitt Romney had a close call on Tuesday, but he held on to beat Rick Santorum in the Michigan presidential primary and blew out the field in Arizona --a state that Democrats would love to pick up in November. While Romney may have some rough days to come in the next week -- some of the Super Tuesday states will probably go for Santorum and Newt Gingrich is running ahead in the polls in his home state of Georgia -- he remains the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination for a reason.

A bill by U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, to ban the import or interstate trade of Burmese pythons and eight other species of snakes was given a favorable report by the House Judiciary Committee. Large, invasive snakes are causing severe damage to Floridas environment, and they represent a danger to our communities, Rooney stated in a release. Experts have estimated that there are from 10,000 to 100,000 pythons currently in the Everglades, likely due to pet owners who have set them free.

The Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud charged an Orlando man with workers compensation fraud and grand theft after an investigation claimed he fraudulently collected more than $115,000 in benefits. According to the office of Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Keith Jackson falsely claimed that his injuries occurred during his employment as an Orange County corrections officer Jackson faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement that will ban a company from selling vacation packages. According to a release, VGC Corporation of America, was charged -- through a case brought as part of the FTCs Hispanic Law Enforcement Initiative -- with tricking consumers into believing they had won a vacation package as a prize and then failing to provide the package as promised.

On Tuesday, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts eked out a close win in Michigan over former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania but romped to victory in the Arizona Republican presidential primary.

On Tuesday, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts romped to victory in the Arizona Republican presidential primary. Seconds after the election closed at 9 p.m. EST, networks called the contest for Romney who had been dominating in the polls. Romney won all 29 delegates at stake in the Grand Canyon State. Rick Santorum placed second, followed by Newt Gingrich in third and Ron Paul in fourth.

Ron Paul spoke to supporters in Virginia on Tuesday night even before the polls closed in Arizona and Michigan. While he is not expected to be much of a factor in either contest, Paul shows no signs of dropping out. The Texas congressman is the only candidate besides Mitt Romney to be on the ballot in the Old Dominion, which holds its primary on March 6. Paul will also be looking to do well in some of the caucus contests in the next week -- Washington on March 3 and Idaho on March 6.

Newt Gingrich was not much of a factor in either the Arizona or Michigan primaries on Tuesday -- but, speaking in his home base of Georgia before the polls closed, he showed no sign of dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Senators have spent a big chunk of the past two mornings hearing farewell addresses and playing videos of term-limited members. Mondays session was mostly a wash as Sen. Larcenia Bullard, D-Miami, talked for more than an hour before Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, addressed the floor for more manageable 30 minutes. On Tuesday, floor time went to Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, and Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Seminole.

The House has released the following statement regarding the budget conferences sessions with the Senate that begin at 7 p.m. tonight: The Florida House of Representatives Office of the Speaker, 420 The Capitol, 402 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, Fla. 32399-1300. MEMORANDUM TO: Members, Florida House of Representatives FROM: Dean Cannon, Speaker DATE: Feb. 28, 2012 RE: Budget Conference

Gov. Rick Scott announced the selection of Mary McLeod Bethune, Claude Denson Pepper and Charles Kenzie Steele as the first inductees into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. The Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame will recognize our states long history as a place where people of all backgrounds and cultures can come together to pursue a better life for themselves, their families and their communities, Scott stated in a release.

Adam Hasner tightened his grip on the GOP nomination in the 22nd Congressional District on Tuesday with the endorsement of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. Rubio said, "As my majority leader in the Florida House, Adam Hasner and I worked side by side taking on the status quo in Tallahassee, and together we can do the same thing in Washington." Calling Hasner "a passionate advocate for American values," Rubio applauded the former state lawmaker's "proven record of cutting red tape and wasteful spending."