Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kansas, is not a fan of some of the leading Republican presidential possibilities in 2016. The Huffington Post is reporting that Dole thinks the likes of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who Dole called that extreme-right-wing guy," dont have enough experience to go toe-to-toe with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, who was the Libertarian Partys presidential nominee in 2012, is looking ahead to 2016, calling for more inclusion for third party candidates in presidential campaigns, including being included in the debates.

The Coalition for Medicare Choices, which represents more than 121,000 Floridians, honored more than 20 members of Floridas congressional delegation for opposing President Barack Obamas call to take funds from Medicare Advantage to fund his health-care law.

U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., offered his thoughts on public funding for All Aboard Florida (AAF) on Friday. While Posey said he did not back federal funding of All Aboard Florida, he said the U.S. Department of Transportation was ready to give them the green light and did not need additional congressional authorization.

Florida will mark Taypayer Independence Day on Tuesday according to Florida TaxWatch. This means every cent Florida workers earned until Tuesday, on average, goes to pay taxes.

"This symbolic day puts taxpayers' responsibility in perspective, showing us how much of a presence government, at different levels, has in our lives." said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. "It has taken Florida taxpayers 111 days, or more than three and a half months, to finally stop paying off their 2014 tax burden."

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that DaVita Labs is expanding in DeLand, bringing 100 jobs and adding almost $32 million to Volusia County over the next five years.

This expansion will create 100 new jobs, which is important to families in DeLand, Scott said. "By cutting taxes and empowering job creators, Floridas statewide unemployment rate has been below the national unemployment rate since August 2013, and 540,700 private-sector jobs have been added since December 2010. Lets keep working to make Florida the best state in the nation for business.

Even as runners are lining up, former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., weighed in on Boston Marathon bombing on Monday and insisted the U.S. will win the war on terror. While he is not running in 2014, West has left the door open to a political comeback in 2016. He also remains active backing conservatives with his Allen West Guardian Fund PAC.

Lets Get to Work, a group affiliated with Gov. Rick Scott, is launching a new television commercial in Spanish titled "Opportunity."

The ad was unveiled on Monday and will begin airing in Fort Myers, Miami, Orlando and Tampa starting Wednesday.

Lets Get to Work is spending $500,000 to air the ad, which focuses on Scotts personal story.

Conservative business owner Tim Street, whose background includes service in the Marines and in federal law enforcement, claimed a win over the weekend as he continues his Republican primary bid against state Rep. John Tobia, R-Melbourne Beach. Street ran off in a straw poll sponsored at a Brevard Tea Party event, taking 80 percent of the votes.

Former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich is increasingly ramping up the attacks against former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November despite spending most of his political life in the GOP. Rich has been focusing in recent days on trying to get a debate with Crist.

Crist says as governor again he would change very little, Rich informed supporters on Sunday. Amazing considering his very recent party switch from conservative Republican to Democrat.