After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton

The 60 Plus Association, which bills itself as the leading conservative seniors organization with more than 7.2 million supporters, is launching its Healthcare Freedom bus tour Thursday in Florida, beginning in Sarasota. The purpose of the tour is to discuss with seniors their concerns over the so-called Affordable Care Act -- Obamacare -- which 60 Plus labels the Unaffordable Care Act, based on costs that are soaring into trillions over the Obama administration's estimates.

A Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigation that Gov. Rick Scott requested himself is over -- clearing the governor and his transition team of wrongdoing in the loss of transition team documents.

Gov. Rick Scott tells The Hill he is optimistic the U.S. Supreme Court will declare the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, unconstitutional. But he added that if the court fails to make such a ruling, and the federal government doesnt repeal the law, Florida will comply.

While former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux dropped out of the Republican primary to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and threw his support to U.S. Rep. Connie Mack on Wednesday, one of the other candidates battling for the GOP nod showed signs of staying in the race.