Rick Scott lashed out at Republican gubernatorial primary rival Attorney General Bill McCollum on Wednesday for accepting millions in special interest money.

Jeff Greene launched a new television ad against U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, his chief rival for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate election. While the ad attacks Meeks record in Congress, there is a distinct difference from other ads the Greene campaign has run. Instead of Greene ripping into Meek or a narrator ominously speaking about the congressman, the ad features a diverse group of apparently normal Floridians tearing into Meek and singing Greenes praises.

Bad news from Jacksonville for fans of Sarah Palin.

The Florida Times Union is reporting that a fund-raiser for Heroic Media, a pro-life organization that encourages women with unexpected pregnancies to consider other options besides abortion, with Palin as the featured speaker, has been moved from a 2,900-seat theater in the Times Union Center for Performing Arts to a 600-seat room. Tickets simply arent selling for the event.

A new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday finds the tide has turned in the favor of politicians running against wealthy businessmen in both the Republican gubernatorial primary and the contest for the Democratic U.S. Senate primary.

Its official.

State CFO Alex Sink, the likely Democratic gubernatorial nominee, announced on Tuesday afternoon that she has chosen former Sen. Rod Smith of Alachua County as her running mate for lieutenant governor. Smith, who served as a state attorney as well as in the Senate, is best known to Floridians for his unsuccessful bid at the Democratic gubernatorial nomination back in 2006.

Talking to the media on Tuesday, former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the overwhelming favorite to win the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate election, reiterated his opposition to a mosque being built two blocks away from Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan on moral, but not legal, grounds.

The question is not whether they have the right to do it, said Rubio who has been very critical of President Barack Obamas comments supporting building the new mosque. The question is, is it the right thing to do.

House Republicans announced on Tuesday that one of their own -- Rep. Matt Hudson of Naples -- had been named to the executive committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Hudson is one of only 60 state legislators across the country to be so honored. The organization serves as a conduit for state legislators to exchange information and represents all 50 state Legislatures to the federal government.

The Florida First Initiative, a 527 organization supporting Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, launched a new television ad on Tuesday taking aim at primary rival Rick Scott.

With state CFO Alex Sink, the heavy favorite to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, running television ads attacking Republican candidates Rick Scott and Attorney General Bill McCollum, the Republicans struck back on Tuesday -- running a website and a new commercial attacking her.

Marking the 18-month anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the federal stimulus package into law, Marco Rubios campaign team continued to pound Gov. Charlie Crist, a rival in the U.S. Senate election, for backing the measure in the first place.