On Monday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it was supporting U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., over Republican challenger former state Rep. Carl Domino. Murphy is one of only four Democrats to be backed so far in the 2014 election by the U.S. Chamber.

Gov. Rick Scott held an event on Monday in which he presented the University of Miami a $1 million check to highlight his commitment to include funding to research and combat HIV/AIDS in the Florida budget. Scott was joined by Florida Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah.

Sal Nuzzo has left the Florida Chamber of Commerce to join the James Madison Institute (JMI) as vice president of policy and director of the Center for Economic Prosperity. Nuzzo worked for the Florida Chamber as a research and public policy manager, and before that was chief of staff for Florida State Universitys Alumni Association.