The News Service of Florida has video of the press gaggle around Gov. Rick Scott earlier on Wednesday. Scott kicked over a number of topics including a new poll from Quinnipiac University, the budget and pension reforms for state employees.

Newly inaugurated Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent weighed in on Wednesday on the continuing battle over the federal health care law backed by President Barack Obama.

Officer Reeshemah Taylor, an eight-year veteran of the Osceola County Corrections Department, received the 2010 Florida Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award on Wednesday in Tallahassee.

Gov. Rick Scott, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam joined Attorney General Pam Bondi in lauding Taylor and the nine other officers nominated for the award.

Some may not like Rick Scott, but they can't deny he's doing a good job so far.

A new Quinnipiac poll released today shows a lot of voters, 43 percent, undecided on the governor's job performance during his first 3 1/2 weeks in office. Many, about 45 percent, say they also need more time to decide if they would give him a favorable rating overall.

With an eye on taking him on in 2012, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack threw down the gauntlet at Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Tuesday, demanding that the senator support repealing the federal health care law backed by President Barack Obama.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has introduced a measure to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed last year, as an amendment to legislation dealing with the Federal Aviation Administration. Senators are currently debating the amendment on the Senate floor.

Former Attorney General Bill McCollum weighed in on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled in favor of the constitutional challenge he launched against the health care law backed by President Barack Obama.

Longtime Republican activist Fred Karger, a veteran of many political campaigns who is considering launching a bid to become the first openly gay presidential candidate in American history, proposed a new constitutional amendment on Tuesday to lower the voting age in a speech made at Dartmouth College in the key primary state of New Hampshire.

U.S. Rep. David Rivera signed on to a bill introduced by his fellow Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan looking to prevent an effort, backed by Cuba, to drill for oil off the coast of Florida.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill hurt the economy of my state, said Rivera, who is co-sponsoring the measure.It especially affected the tourism and fishing industries that employ so many people in Florida.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his reform plans for state employees, arguing that the changes he is backing will save Floridians almost $3 billion in the next two years. Scott called for state employees to place 5 percent of their salaries into the current pension system and have new employees enroll in retirement plans more similar to those of private-sector employees.