Thad Hamilton, the Democratic candidate running against Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, disagrees with his Republican rival on Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana use in the Sunshine State. On Wednesday, Putnam strongly attacked the proposal.

Hamilton talked to Sunshine State News on Wednesday and said he backed Amendment 2.

State CFO Jeff Atwater, a solid favorite over Democrat William Rankin in November, showcased a new Web video on Wednesday in which he talks about how his parents have shaped his life.

My mother and father taught my siblings and me that we have a duty a responsibility to God, to family, and to country, said Atwater on Wednesday. They led by example every day and he expected us to live it out every day, too.

Republican congressional candidate Carol Platt went on the attack on Wednesday, launching a new website attacking U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., on a host of fronts, from domestic violence allegations to his record on foreign policy.

Alan Grayson tries to say that he's a congressman with guts, Platt said on Wednesday. The reality is, he's a congressman without honor. His behavior, language and complete disrespect for our district is embarrassing. The voters of our district need to know the truth.

In Central Florida on Wednesday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and the Florida Chamber of Commerce came out swinging at Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana use in the Sunshine State.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) waded into one of the most competitive congressional races in the nation on Wednesday when it backed Miami Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo, the Republican candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., in November.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., a member of the U.S House Intelligence Committee, ripped President Barack Obamas handling of Islamic State (IS) terrorist forces in the Middle East on Tuesday.

Congress has known for months that IS poses a significant national security threat, and that it needs to be destroyed, Rooney said on Tuesday. If Congress knew that IS was a serious threat, and the media knew, and the American people knew, then why didnt the president? Why did he insist that IS was a JV squad?

Facing a challenge from Democratic challenger Gwen Graham, U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland is getting help from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). On Tuesday, the NFIB unveiled an online election site to help Southerland and began a digital ad campaign on his behalf.

On Tuesday, Florida Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, named former state Rep. Jerry Melvin to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs Council. Melvin is currently the resident of the Okaloosa Elder Services board.

Drawing on his experience as a large-animal veterinarian as well as his perch on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to freeze importing beef from Brazil.

Earlier this month, Yoho wrote Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Administrator Kevin Shea asking to end beef imported from Brazil until the Government Accountability Office (GAO) studies it.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla,, pointed to a legal opinion from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which showed monies designated for President Barack Obamas federal health-care law cant be used to salvage insurance companies without congressional approval.