House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, continued to push back against protesters demanding the Legislature hold a special session to repeal Floridas Stand Your Ground law on Wednesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, Weatherford noted there were not enough legislators who supported a special session to hold one.

Not enough votes for Stand Your Ground special session, Weatherford posted on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. Florida supports self-defense laws.

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced 23.4 million tourists visited Florida in the second quarter of 2013, the second largest quarter ever for tourists and a 2.6 percent increase over the same period in 2012. Scott teamed up with Visit Florida to make the announcement on Wednesday morning.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is enjoying a bit of the national limelight this week as she has joined the federal government in opposing the proposed merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways.

Bondi took to the pages of USA Today to argue against the proposed merger, insisting it will raise prices for consumers and undermines competition:

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will be holding the Defending the American Dream Summit at the end of the month and they will be taking over a part of the Universal Studios theme park as part of their national event.

Jillian Weleski from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation sent out an email on Tuesday night announcing attendees will have exclusive access to three roller coasters on the night of Aug. 30.

Speaking to the media in Panama City on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., praised the Medicare Advantage in very personal terms -- and warned it could be gutted due to President Barack Obamas health care law.

The Republican leadership in the Florida House came out in full support of Bill Gunters bid to replace former Rep. Mike Fasano in Tallahassee. House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, incoming House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Wesley Chapel, and Rep. Jose Olivia, R-Miami Lakes, announced they were backing Gunter. Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-Trinity, who is scheduled to be House speaker after the 2016 elections has been an early Gunter supporter.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida was going to the U.S. Supreme Court to sue Georgias water consumption. Scott said Georgias water use was hurting fisheries around Apalachicola Bay which he and other political leaders, including U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., toured on Tuesday.

The Campaign for Liberty, chaired by former Congressman Ron Paul, is planning to run a new television ad encouraging politicians in Washington to support a bill auditing the Federal Reserve.

Former Congressman Allen West, a favorite of the tea party movement, ripped into the Obama administration on Tuesday after news broke that the White House was planning to delay implementing its federal health care law again.

Back in September 2012, Gov. Rick Scott requested the federal government to declare Apalachicola Bay as a commercial fisheries failure with the continued poor oyster harvests. Late on Monday, Scott announced the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved the request.