With a lawsuit in placeto get into the debates between Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist, Libertarian Adrian Wyllie plans to be active on Friday in Miramar, protesting in front of the studio where the first debate between Crist and Scott will take place.

The debate is being held by Telemundo and will air on that station at 7 pm on Friday.

The Wyllie campaign plans to hold a rally in front of Telemundo before the debate where the Libertarian candidate will speak.

Appearing on the Lars Larson Show on Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued to sound the alarm that taxpayers could be on the hook, insisting President Barack Obamas federal health-care law will lead to bailouts of insurance companies.

Rubio led a group of conservative senators in writing U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, warning that Obamacare could lead to bailouts.

Despite his ties with former Gov. Charlie Crist, former U.S. Sen. Connie Mack, R-Fla., announced on Thursday he was backing Gov. Rick Scott for a second term. Mack had been a key ally of Crist during his rise up the Republican ladder. Crist left the GOP in 2010 to run for the U.S. Senate with no party affiliation before joining the Democrats at the end of 2012.

Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, joined Dont Let Florida Go to Pot on Thursday, speaking out against Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.

On Thursday, 27 members of Congress wrote President Barack Obama, calling upon his administration to enact a temporary travel ban on African nations impacted by the Ebola virus. Four members of the Florida delegation -- Republicans Bill Posey, Dennis Ross and Ted Yoho and Democrat Alan Grayson -- signed the letter.

After the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Republican challenger Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo over U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla. on Thursday, Miguel Salazar, a spokesman for the South Florida Democrat, fired back. Salazar noted the U.S. Chamber backed scandal-plagued then-U.S. Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., in 2012 over Garcia.

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, said on Wednesday that Hezbollah -- which attacked and wounded two Israeli soldiers in recent days -- remains a major threat and called for the U.S. to stand with Israel. While critical of Islamic State (IS) terrorism, Ros-Lehtinen said the attack serves as a reminder there are other terrorist threats including Iran.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced on Thursday it was backing Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo, the Republican challenger, over U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., in one of the closest congressional races in the nation.

Moore Hallmark, the U.S. Chambers executive director for the southeast, praised Curbelo on Thursday.

Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., took part in a conference call with the White House on Wednesday as the nation prepares for an Ebola outbreak after nations in Africa were impacted by that disease.

Scott urged President Barack Obama to help Florida prepare for the possibility of an Ebola crisis.

In an ad released Wednesday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) tied trial lawyer John Morgan,the chief sponsor of getting Amendment 2 on the November ballot,to former Gov. Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee running against Gov. Rick Scott in November.

The new ad, titled "The Company He Keeps," shows a clip of Morgan using profane language at a rally backing Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana in Florida, followed by Crist, who used to work for Morgan's law firm, praising him.