AT&T Mobility customers who were charged for roadside assistance plans without their consent will get some of their money back, the attorney generals office announced Friday. And from now on, AT&T Mobility will be required to use text messages to confirm when a service is added to the cell phone, with an option offered for the customer to easily cancel the service.

Gov. Rick Scott and first lady Ann Scott issued the following release for New Years: As 2011 comes to an end, Ann and I would like to wish all Floridians a very happy new year. Today, we are reminded of Americas servicemen and women who continue to sacrifice to ensure that Americans can remain free. We are very thankful for their service.

Gov. Rick Scott is once again putting up a key lime pie in support of a Florida team. Scott has announced, via Twitter, that he has bet Ohio Gov. John Kasich a pie on UF, which is playing The Ohio State University Jan. 2, 2012, in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl game at EverBank Field in Jacksonville.

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus on Friday issued the following Call to the 2012 Republican National Convention: "On behalf of the Republican National Committee, I am proud to officially issue the Call to the 2012 Convention. The Call is an invitation to the Republican voters of America to participate in our party's process for nominating our candidates for president and vice president by selecting delegates to the Republican National Convention to be held in August at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG) has received an extra $11 million in tax credits from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The latest credit, announced Thursday by the company, brings to $135.1 millionthe sum that the digital production company has received in incentives from the state, Port St. Lucie and West Palm Beach.

Florida produce -- from oranges and strawberries to sweet corn and bell peppers -- will be marching and floating down Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando on Saturday. The annual holiday parade in its 32nd year, formerly known as the Orlando Citrus Parade, has its inaugural run as the Fresh From Florida Parade at 11 a.m. The Fresh From Florida Parade is a great opportunity for Florida to celebrate our locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has stated in a release.

Florida-based tea party activist Everett Wilkinson is recruiting state chairmen for a possible independent presidential bid by Donald Trump. Wilkinson, founder of the South Florida Tea Party, said in an emailthat Trump had asked him to find a tea party chairmen by next week for a potential third-party run. Trump, who was not available, has not publicly indicated his latest political plans. He has suggested he would run for president several times, including this year.

Flags will be at half-staff Friday at the Capitol, county courthouse of Hillsborough and the city hall of Tampa for Pvt. First Class Jalfred D. Vaquerano. Vaquerano, 20, a graduate of Forest Lake Academy in Apopka, died Dec. 13 from wounds sustained fighting in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Vaquerano, who was assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Fort Bliss, Texas, died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany.

Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday four staff changes within his administration, all of which become effective in January. Bonnie Hazleton has been appointed director of the Office of Open Government, Tom Doughty will join the executive office of the governor as director of information technology, and Mike Dew and Julie Roberts have been promoted within the governors office of external affairs.

On the eve of the 2012 election year, the Republican Party of Florida has made changes among its communications staff, promoting Kristen McDonald and adding Dan Dawson. Here is the party's announcement:

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is starting to rise in the polls in Iowa -- leading to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas taking aim at his rival. Perry and Santorum are fighting for conservative votes in the Iowa presidential caucus on Tuesday.

U.S. Rep. Ron Pauls rise in Iowa could lead to the Texas congressman doing well elsewhere -- something clearly on the mind of one of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. On Thursday, former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah released a Web video slamming Paul for newsletters he had sent out decades ago.

Florida consumers are ending 2011 with positive vibes. A University of Florida study found Floridians may be a little wary about where their personal finances are going but are approaching 2012 more optimistically in regard to their belief in the U.S. economy than they had been a month earlier. UFs Survey Research Center at the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, in its monthly consumer confidence report, increased its confidence level in Florida by 3 points on a scale of 100 from November.

Floridas latest gaming option, barrel racing on cloverleaf patterns in Gadsden County, may be banned under a bill now before the Senate. Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Seminole, filed SB 1376 on Wednesday to require quarter horse racing to be conducted on a straight path on a traditional oval or straight track.

Saying the Republican Party's "primary process was not fair and open," Gary Johnson announced Wednesday that he will seek the Libertarian Party nomination for president. "Frankly, I have been deeply disappointed by the treatment I received in the Republican nomination process. I had hoped to lay out a real libertarian message on all the issues in the Republican contest. The process was not fair and open," the former New Mexico governor said in a statement.