Win or lose in Pasadena on New Year's Day, quarterback Jameis Winston should rethink declaring his eligibility for the 2015 NFL draft.

2014 was more than just an election year. It was a year that saw -- among so many events -- the Florida Legislature pass a landmark medical marijuana bill; that saw a fierce partisan fight -- in and out of court -- to prove criminal interference in congressional redistricting; that played out the controversial drama of a sitting state senator selected president of Florida State University.

Here are just a fewof the things we remember newsmakers said and that we will take away from 2014 in Florida politics.

In case you think the old adage "it's who you know" only pays off in the private sector, you might want to consider a promotion made last week at one of the busiest, lawyery-ist state offices in Tallahassee.

Anitere Flores is willing to test her clout in the Florida Senate to fight a leadership decision to delay indefinitely the remaining $3.5 million in payments owed to the victim of one of the state's most horrific DCF-related abuse cases.