U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., declared for the U.S. Senate last Monday -- and he certainly made the most of his time for the new campaign.

On Thursday, Murphy announced he had raised $1.25 million during the quarter, including $750,000 since launching his Senate bid. At the end of March, Murphy had $1.6 million in the bank.

With Wednesdays news that the U.S. Department of Justice will not prosecute former IRS official Lois Lerner for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform over the IRS targeting conservative and tea party groups, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., offered his thoughts.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., looked back to one of his legislative accomplishments from last year, noting almost 7 million Floridians have saved $196 million due to his effort to slash car registration fees.

Families should be able to keep more of what they earn, and that is why we have remained focused on cutting taxes and fees that directly impact all Floridians, Scott said on Tuesday. Last year, we reduced the fee on vehicle registrations which has already saved Floridians over $196 million since last September."

Fiscal conservative group Americans for Prosperitys (AFP) Florida chapter continued its opposition to a proposed Medicaid expansion on Tuesday as it unveiled a radio ad on the matter. While Medicaid expansion faces the opposition of House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, and a majority in the upper chamber support it.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., is a top target for Democrats in 2016 but he is getting some help from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).

On Monday, with the first quarter of the year winding down, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oreg., the chairman of the NRCC sent out a fundraising email on Curbelos behalf.

Fiscal conservative group Americans for Prosperitys (AFP) Florida chapter is sending out mail pieces across the Sunshine State against a Medicaid expansion proposal in the Legislature. While the House opposes the plan, a majority of the Senate is backing the Medicaid expansion.

The Florida Cabinet unveiled a resolution honoring Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" on Monday and praising veterans of that conflict.

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., announced on Monday she was backing U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in the 2016 U.S. Senate race. U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., has left the door open to running for the seat which is currently held by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Expected to launch a presidential campaign in the weeks to come, Rubio has said he wont run for a second term in the Senate if he runs for president.

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee and a leading congressional Republican on foreign affairs, was part of a group led by U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, that met with United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in England at the end of last week to talk about economic and security issues. and discuss opportunities to deepen the economic and security ties between the U.S. and the U.K.

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that almost 15,000 jobs were added in Florida last month, lowering the state unemployment rate from 5.7 percent in January to 5.6 percent in February.