Even as congressional redistricting remains up in the air in Florida, congressional candidates in the southern part of the state are trying to pin national leaders on each other. 

The Legislature on Wednesday released six draft maps of Senate districts for a special session that begins next week, opening up the next phase of a long-running battle over Florida's congressional and legislative lines.

Two Florida Democratic congressmen running to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., offered contrasting styles on Wednesday as they look ahead to 2016. 

The two Democratic leaders in the Florida Legislature came out swinging on Wednesday, looking to clobber Gov. Rick Scott and the GOP leadership in Tallahassee. 

Speaking at the annual AP Florida Legislative Planning Session in Tallahassee, state Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner of Tampa and House Democratic Leader Mark Pafford of West Palm Beach took aim at Republicans as the Legislature gets ready for a special session, its third of the year, this time on Florida Senate redistricting. 

Florida is one of the top states relying too heavily on natural gas, according to a new study released this week from the Union of Concerned Scientists. 

Three of the Republican hopefuls came to Tallahassee on Wednesday, making their cases as they vie to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016. Currently running for the Republican presidential nomination, Rubio has said he will not seek a second term Senate. 

With the Legislature meeting in a special session next week followed by the regular session in January, the leaders of the two chambers weighed in on their agendas on Wednesday. 

On Wednesday, speaking at the 2015 AP Legislative Planning Session, Gov. Rick Scott vowed to make 2016 the “year of the manufacturer” in Florida.

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Gov. Rick Scott continues telling business leaders to pressure lawmakers for more incentive money to help attract companies to Florida, despite pushback from the state Senate.

Scott on Tuesday reiterated his position that Enterprise Florida, the state's business-recruiting arm, is running short of cash for incentives. He said at the Gulf Power Economic Symposium in Destin that more money must be set aside in next year's budget if the state wants to continue enticing companies to relocate to the state.