Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Wednesday rolling back $400 million in vehicle registration fees enacted in 2009 by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Charlie Crist.

The fur is flying in a North Florida congressional race even with the election being seven months out.

U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., is a top target for Democrats in November and conservative group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is looking to provide the Republican incumbent with some cover with a new television commercial this week.

In the new ad, AFP urges North Florida residents to thank Southerland for opposing President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. The ad features quotes from Southerland against Obamas health-care law.

Even as he faces new questions about his personal life,attorney and former Alachua County sheriffs deputyJake Rush has released a new television ad as he continues his Republican primary challenge against freshman U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla.

Time to put the kibosh on talk that Adam Hollingsworth, Gov. Rick Scotts chief of staff, will run against Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown in 2015. Reports emerged this week that Hollingsworth is selling his house in Jacksonville to continue his career in Tallahassee.