Businessman Curt Clawson is taking aim at former state Rep. Paige Kreegel in the increasingly contentious Republican primary to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., in Congress.

While Gov. Rick Scott cheered the news that Floridas unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent for January, his Libertarian rival isnt buying it.

Adrian Wyllie went on the attack on Monday, insisting the lower unemployment rate means nothing.

Abby Dosoretz, the campaign manager for Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, turned up the heat on Republican primary rival Curt Clawson. They are running in the Republican primary to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., who resigned in January after pleading guilty of cocaine possession.

Former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich won support from the National Organization for Women (NOW) over the weekend as she continues her underdog challenge for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November. Despite spending most of his career as a Republican, former Gov. Charlie Crist is leading Rich in polls of the Democratic primary.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in January, the lowest it's been since June 2008.

Florida's unemployment rate dropped 1.9 percent from January 2013 to January 2014, the largest drop of any state according to areportfrom the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

One of Gov. Rick Scotts chief legislative goals in 2014 is to roll back $400 million in vehicle registration fees. A poll from the University of North Florida (UNF) released on Monday finds solid support across the Sunshine State for Scotts proposal.

The poll shows a clear majority -- 55 percent -- of those surveyed back Scotts proposal with more than a third -- 38 percent -- strongly supporting it and 17 percent somewhat supporting it. The proposal garners the opposition of 35 percent with 19 percent strongly opposing it and 16 percent saying they somewhat oppose it.

Florida continues to back its Stand Your Ground" law according to a poll from the University of North Florida (UNF) released on Monday.

The poll finds more than 60 percent of those surveyed support Stand Your Ground with 41 percent saying they strongly support it and 21 percent somewhat support it. Less than a quarter--22 percent--strongly oppose the law while 7 percent somewhat oppose it.

The poll of 507 registered voters in Florida was taken from March 6-March 16 and had a margin of error of +/- 4.35 percent.

A poll from the University of North Florida (UNF) released on Monday shows a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana that Floridians will vote on in November has an excellent chance of passing.

The poll shows 74 percent of registered voters plan to support the amendment while 22 percent say they plan to vote against it. For a state constitutional amendment to pass, it needs 60 percent of voters.

A poll from the University of North Florida (UNF) released on Monday shows former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination despite spending most of his political career as a Republican, beating Gov. Rick Scott by a hair.

The poll of registered voters has Crist with 34 percent with Scott right behind him with 33 percent. But 34 percent of voters are on the fence with 17 percent saying they would back someone else besides Scott and Crist and 17 percent still undecided.

Gov. Rick Scott and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, now the president of the University of Miami, teamed up on Friday to showcase the governors proposal to send $80 million from the state budget for cancer research. Scott is calling for $60 million to ensure Florida Cancer Centers gain National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation and $20 million for grants.