Only hours after she said she would leave Hillsborough County and move to Pinellas County to run for the open congressional seat formerly held by the late U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., former Florida CFO Alex Sink continues to draw fire from Republicans.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched a website on Wednesday attacking Sink, hitting her record as state CFO.

A poll of likely voters released on Wednesday finds Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has closed the gap against former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe in next weeks Virginia gubernatorial election. Quinnipiac University finds McAuliffe in the lead with 45 percent with Cuccinelli right behind him with 41 percent. Libertarian Robert Sarvis continues to poll strong, taking 9 percent.

Polls released last week showed McAuliffe starting to pull away from the Republican.

State Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, is co-sponsoring Sen. Jeremy Rings, D-Margate, bill reforming local government pensions.

There are four hundred, ninety two police and fire pension plans in the state of Florida. Sixty-one percent of these plans are underfunded, Bradley said on Wednesday. When you combine the poor funding ratios with an increasing population of retirees, you have a ticking time bomb on your hands.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is encouraging Floridians to share their frustrations with President Barack Obamas federal health care law at his official website.

Former state CFO Alex Sink told the Tampa Bay Times that she plans to run for the congressional seat formerly held by the late U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.--and she is already drawing Republican fire.

Norm Singleton, the vice president of policy for the Campaign for Liberty, sounded the alarm on Tuesday afternoon. Paul is the chairman of the Campaign for Liberty.

I'm furious, Singleton wrote supporters. Yesterday at a meeting on Capitol Hill, a Senate staffer informed me that powerful Wall Street lobbyists were generating calls opposing Senator Rand Paul's plan to use Janet Yellen's nomination to be the new Fed chair to push for a vote on Audit the Fed.

Economist and business owner Farid Khavari is making a second gubernatorial bid, this time as a Democrat.

The Florida Highway Patrol announced on Tuesday they will be ramping up operations against drunk drivers just in time for Halloween -- not to mention the Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville and the showdown of two undefeated teams -- Miami and Florida State -- in Tallahassee which could have national title implications.

The Florida Highway Patrol will be taking part in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 as they look to crack down against impaired drivers.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott named Brian Hamman to the Lee County Commission. Hamman takes over from Tamara Hall who resigned her seat. Currently the manager of market development for CenturyLink, Hamman used to work for Fox 4 and WINK News. Hammans term starts on Tuesday and ends Nov. 25, 2014.

Brian will serve the families of Lee County with honesty and integrity, Scott said. "As a lifelong resident of Lee County, I am confident that he will make a great commissioner and will help create jobs and opportunities for the families of the area.

After getting 1 percent in the 2012 presidential election as the Libertarian Partys candidate, former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico is remaining active, calling for an end to the National Security Agencys (NSA) surveillance programs. Johnson spoke at a rally in Washington, D.C., on the NSA this weekend, made a host of media appearances and sent out an email late Monday on the issue.