With an additional $150 million added to the more than $1 billion Florida state government surplus , Florida TaxWatch released a report on the matter late on Friday and urged the Legislature to remain fiscally conservative.

Over the weekend, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) released an ad attacking former Gov. Charlie Crist for defending President Barack Obamas health-care law. Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November despite spending most of his political life as a Republican.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took off the gloves on Friday and attacked President Barack Obamas federal health-care law.

Gov. Rick Scott, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Sec. Herschel Vinyard and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs held a media event on Friday to announce 11 wastewater and stormwater projects are getting more than $27 million in loans from DEPs Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis celebrated a big legislative win this week as his Faithful Execution of the Law Act passed the U.S. House on a 244-171 vote. DeSantis bill would ensure any federal employee who believes a law is unconstitutional and refuses to enforce it will have to report to Congress. Currently, only the U.S. attorney general is required to do so.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., went on the attack against President Barack Obama on Friday, hammering him on foreign policy.

Barack Obama and his party are defeatists, West emailed supporters. When Obama retreated from his warnings to Syria regarding their chemical weapons program and told lies to avoid taking military action for the terrorist attack in Benghazi, he sent a clear message to the world: America is weak. We'll just talk tough and back down. Do as you wish.'

Gov Rick Scott cheered the news that his proposal to roll back $400 million in vehicle registration fees passed the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee and the Florida House Finance and Tax Subcommittee.

On Thursday, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, invited Pope Francis to speak before a joint meeting of Congress. The pope is scheduled to visit Philadelphia in September 2015.

Boehner released the following statement on Thursday:

It is with reverence and admiration that I have invited Pope Francis, as head of state of the Holy See and the first pope to hail from the Americas, to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress.

The James Madison Institute (JMI) released a report on Thursday regarding Medicaid expansion in Florida.

Gov. Rick Scott announced flags would be at half-staff across Florida on Thursday after the passing of former Gov. Reubin Askew. Flags will be at half-staff until sunset on the day Askew is buried.