Wansley Walters, former secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, has gone to work for governmental affairs lobbyists Ballard Partners, according to a Ballard news release issued Wednesday.

According to the release, Walters will co-chair the firms public policy team with a strategic focus on children, youth and justice issues.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, weighed in on the murder of Miami native Steven Sotloff, the journalist beheaded by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.

A Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/UF Bob Graham Center poll released late on Tuesday night shows Gov. Rick Scott holding the edge on former Gov. Charlie Crist, who won last weeks Democratic primary.

The poll shows Scott taking 40.9 percent, Crist with 35.7 percent and Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian nominee, garnering 6.3 percent. When Wyllie is taken out of the mix, Scott takes 43.7 while Crist gets 37.6 percent.