A trade delegation from Rugao, China received a tour of Bing Energy's new Tallahassee headquarters Friday from none other than Gov. Rick Scott. Bing Energy is planning on opening operations in Rugao, and Scott is pleased at the opportunity to highlight the relationship between the "sister cities" as a way to increase job creation in both areas. Huijan Chen, the vice mayor of the Nantong Municipal Peoples' Government in Rugao's province, agreed.

Former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, who is running for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, took aim at President Barack Obama over immigration on Friday.

In Exeter, N.H., on Friday, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul announced that he was making a second stab at winning the Republican presidential nomination. Im so glad to see you involved in our revolution, said Paul. The revolution is spreading and our momentum is building. Our time has come. Paul praised New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary contest.

She was reprimanded a year ago for working a second job with Tampa-based Florida Default Law Group, but that apparently didn't stop Erin Cullaro. The assistant attorney general carried on doing notary work for the suspected "foreclosure mill," Gov. Rick Scott's office got wind of it in March and now Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has terminated her.

The Florida Commission on Ethics has approved Gov. Rick Scott's arrangement to put all of his investments into a blind trust he has no control over.

With a Florida congressman among them, more Republicans are resisting Obama administration claims that immediate action is needed to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. "When you say the drop-dead day is going to be in August, I question that," Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, told the Wall Street Journal. Rooney, whose quote appeared on the WSJ's front page Friday morning, is speaking out with other skeptical congressman who say the administration has lost credibility by shifting debt-ceiling deadlines.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee endorsed state Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.

Melissa Meeker was named executive director of the South Florida Water Management District on Thursday, a month after Carole Wehle, the district's previous leader, resigned in a swirl of scandal. Meeker is a former board member, a Charlie Crist appointee and a contributor to the gubernatorial campaign of Alex Sink. She served on the board between 2007 and 2009, when Crist was heavily involved in deal-making with U.S. Sugar Corp.

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is hoping the third time is the charm as he prepares to launch his third presidential bid. While he was the Libertarian nominee back in 1988, Paul ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and has his eye on the GOP nod again for 2012. According to Politico, Paul will announce on Friday during an appearance on "Good Morning America." Paul formed an expoloratory committee back in April.

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a veteran of the Army who taught at West Point, went to bat on Thursday for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and drug abuse by proposing amendments to be tacked onto the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2012 fiscal year.

The hard-working lefties in Jacksonville hit the bricks this week to chant anti-Rick Scott slogans and carry a few placards. For their efforts, the motley crew drew no visible reaction from passers-by. As shown in this video, the demonstrators looked more like shiftless street people, with one protester taking time away from the front lines to smoke a joint.

A Repeal Amendment was introduced in Congress Thursday that would give states the option to repeal federal laws or regulations. Touted by conservatives and constitutionalists as a tool to restore the balance of national and state governments, the amendment would enable states to repeal any federal law or regulation when two-thirds of the states agree.

Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, one of the front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, looked to downplay his own record on health-care legislation and called for repeal of the federal health-care law backed by President Barack Obama. During Romneys term as governor of the Bay State, he signed a health-care law mandating that state residents have insurance.

Political consultant Doug Guetzloe was ordered to begin serving a 60-day jail sentence Wednesday, the final act in a long-running legal saga. Orange County Circuit Judge C. Jeffery Arnold's order came a month after Guetzloe's latest petition to the Florida Supreme Court was denied.

David Caton of the conservative Florida Family Association (FFA) sent out an e-mail on Thursday highlighting plans to execute several major efforts during the next 30 days which includes the organizations protest of Gay Days at Disney World.