Let's see ... Mother Jones turns out a story ripping the tea party and Rick Scott, and guess what happens?

One of the interesting things about recent elections is that Republicans have tended to do better the farther you go down the ballot.

The continued assault on Enterprise Florida's new business-recruitment logo, which features an orange tie in the place of the Floridas "I," has become a wasteful embarrassment, said Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon.

As Democratic members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development assailed the $100,000 logo and the accompanying plans to include it as part of a $3 million campaign to attract new business to the Sunshine State, Lee beckoned that such expressed indignation is a non-issue.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has now approved both of Floridas requested Medicaid waivers which could bring the Sunshine State closer to accepting the expansion of the program as outlined in the Affordable Care Act.

The governors office announced an agreement in principle has been reached on the second waiver, which would grant more Medicaid flexibilities for Florida to coordinate care and help prevent hospital visits.

The Enterprise Florida trade mission to Colombia in December will boost sales to the Sunshine State by more than $40 million, the governors office reported Wednesday.

Scott headed the five-day trade mission that included an entourage of nearly 200, from 116 Florida companies, to the states second largest trading partner.

As part of the mission, Enterprise Florida and U.S. Commercial Service in Bogotset up one-to-one matchmaker meetings between Florida 28 companies and Colombian companies.