Former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner continues to garner support from nationally prominent figures affiliated with the conservative movement for his bid for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. The latest conservative to bestow his blessing on Hasner was radio host Hugh Hewitt.

Yep, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has hit the big time.

The Florida Republican met with Irish rock star Bono, the front man of U2, who was working the Hill on Tuesday to push the agenda of his ONE campaign which wants more taxpayer support of international aid efforts.

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, who is running in a crowded Republican primary to take on Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, is trumpeting the fact that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be usingpredictive modeling technology to fight Medicare fraud -- an issue LeMieux fought for in his brief stint in the Senate.

Pro-life advocates continue to weigh in on former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney refusing to sign a pledge from the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List. Penny Nance, the CEO of Concerned Women for America, offered her thoughts on the issue and Romneys article in National Review where he defended his pro-life credentials.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that he was appointing former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre to the Florida Transportation Commission.

This ranks as one of the most high-profile Democrats appointed by Scott in the first six months of his governorship. Ferre had broken with his party to back Scott during the 2010 election cycle, backing the Republican candidate over Democratic nominee Alex Sink.

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania released a commercial on Tuesday jabbing former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman who announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination earlier in the day. Using the same theme that Huntsman has embraced -- a biker riding through the desert -- Santorum knocked the new candidate on social issues and jabbed Mitt Romney, the Republican front-runner, while he was at it.

Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio teamed up with one of the giants of the Senate on Tuesday to introduce a measure looking to prevent minors being taken across state lines to receive an abortion.

Citing a recent Wall Street Journal article where Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group Chairman Terrence Duffy bemoans a rise in Illinois' corporate income tax, Gov. Rick Scott wrote a letter last week to Duffy attempting to lure his company to Florida.

Conservative leader Gary Bauer, who headed up the Family Research Council and ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, contrasted Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and possible presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry of Texas on abortion in a message sent out to supporters on Monday.

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw drew an opponent earlier this month, though it is a familiar face -- author Gary Koniz. The Jacksonville-based candidate ran against Crenshaw in 2010 as a write-in candidate with little success. He filed to run again against Crenshaw -- this time as a Democrat. While Crenshaw faced a challenge from conservative businessman Troy Stanley, who ran with no party affiliation in 2010, he faced no Democrats. Brian Michael Lieberman, with no party affiliation,has already filed to run against Crenshawin 2012.