Late Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the federal government will issue a major disaster declaration for individual assistance for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the aftermath of last weeks major storms.

National Democrats continue to double down on retired Col. Ed Janys bid against U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., despite running with no party affiliation. Despite Jolly holding a swing seat and beating Democrat former state CFO Alex Sink by less than 2 percent in a special election in March, Democrats failed to get a candidate on the ballot for November. Jany had been a Republican but moved over to the Democrats last fall, not soon enough to be his new partys candidate in November.

Florida Republicans continue to pile on former Gov. Charlie Crist in light of former President Bill Clintons appearance in Miami Beach for a fundraiser for the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) on Tuesday. Republicans are hitting Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November, for his harsh words in the past for the former president.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced information technology company Gartner will be expanding again in Fort Myers, creating 400 jobs in the next five years.

Gartners expansion, creating 400 more jobs in Fort Myers, is great news for Florida families, Scott said. Gartner considered moving to other states, but chose Florida because of its perfect climate for business. Florida has created more than 563,000 private-sector jobs since December 2010 and we are thrilled that Gartner is creating even more opportunities for families in our state to succeed.

With former President Bill Clinton coming to Miami Beach for a fundraiser for the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) on Tuesday night, the Republican Governors Association offered a reminder that former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November, has had harsh words in the past for the former president. Back when he was running for the U.S. Senate in 1998 as a Republican, Crist called Clinton a liar and demanded his resignation during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a possible candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, is wading into Iowa, the state that traditionally holds the first caucus to kickoff the long procession of contests which determines the nominee. Rubio announced on Monday his Reclaim America PAC is backing Joni Ernst for the Republican nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia.

Even as former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., starts his bid for a rematch with U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., his former colleague U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., threw her weight behind Miami Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo in one of the most competitive congressional races in the nation. Ros-Lehtinen endorsed Curbelo on Sunday morning when she appeared on Facing South Florida on CBS4 and she explained her rationale on Tuesday.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is having a field day as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) backed a candidate with no party affiliation to challenge U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla. Back in March, Jolly edged Democrat former state CFO Alex Sink in a competitive special election to win the seat.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced on Friday that it is backing retired Army Col. Ed Jany against U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., despite him running with no party affiliation.

Count former President George W. Bush among those who hope his brother, former Gov. Jeb Bush, runs for the Republican presidential nomination.