Florida TaxWatch released a report on Wednesday which insists that paying assistant state attorneys and assistant public defenders more would actually save taxpayers. The report shows that the current pay leads to high turnover and costs more than $15 million each year. Currently new lawyers starting in those positions make around $41,700, about $20,000 below the national average for states with as much crime as Florida.

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) lodged a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission on Tuesday regarding how trial attorney Morgan & Morgan are running billboards across the state featuring former Gov. Charlie Crist. Despite spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November. Crist worked for Morgan when he left office after the 2010 elections.

Gov. Rick Scott cheered the news that the Florida Senate passed his call to roll back almost $400 million in vehicle registration fees without opposition on Tuesday. The proposal is one of Scotts chief legislative goals this session.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., is handing some of his office budget back to the federal government. Ross announced on Tuesday that he was sending $87,789 from his office budget back to the U.S. Treasury.

Gwen Graham, the daughter of former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., has won national attention from Democrats as she offers a major challenge to U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla. But, on Monday, Graham garnered the notice of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).

The NRCC released a letter asking President Barack Obama to campaign in the North Florida district for Graham and supporting his signature health-care law.

Newly elected U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., unveiled a Web video on Monday night showcasing his win over former state CFO Alex Sink in last weeks special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., in Congress.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott and Lt. Gov. Lopez-Cantera held a round-table in Miami Gardens to talk about the costs of higher education. Scott stressed the importance of clamping down on tuition increases.

Former state Rep. Paige Kreegel responded to attacks from Republican congressional primary foe Curt Clawson on Monday. A super-PAC backing Kreegel is running attack ads against Clawson and the Clawson camp, after a phone call from Kreegel last week, insists there are questions about how involved Kreegel is in the operations of the Values are Vital super-PAC.

Florida TaxWatch released a report on how the Sunshine State compared to other states when it comes to taxes and finds it ranks 33rd between local and state governments.

"One specific tax ranking cannot tell the whole story," said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. "It is our hope that this more comprehensive report will help taxpayers and policymakers better understand how states fund their governments and demonstrate that low taxes in one area often means higher taxes in another area."

With Floridas state unemployment rate dropping to 6.1 percent in January, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) sent out Gov. Brian Sandoval, R-Nev., to praise Gov. Rick Scotts record.

"Rick Scott and I were elected in the midst of the Great Recession in 2010 when each of our states faced some of the most challenging economic times they have ever known, Sandoval said on Monday. Unprecedented unemployment, budget deficits and foreclosures were issues that both Floridians and Nevadans confronted with hard work, sacrifice and optimism.