Gov. Rick Scott and his administration continued to engage with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fl, over sequestration and the National Guard on Wednesday. Nelson and Scott had sparred over the issue, especially in regards to hurricane preparedness, last week and earlier this week.

On Wednesday, Florida CFO Jeff Atwater said the 2013 Unclaimed Property Auction which had taken place in Tampa on Saturday brought in $1.16 million for public schools. This makes it the second highest grossing Unclaimed Property Auction ever held by the state. The property--which included a 1776 Continental Note--was found in abandoned safe deposits at Florida banks.

Three editions of George Orwell's '1984' have seen huge increases in Amazon sales in the wake of the National Security Agency surveillance program leak. Orwell's novel focuses on a Big Brother government andtotalitarianrule.

Tea party leader Mike Hill of Pensacola has been declared Florida's newest state legislator, and the Florida Legislature's only black Republican. He cruised to an easy victory in the House District 2 race to replace the late Rep. Clay Ford, R-Gulf Breeze.

With 72 percent of precincts in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties counted, Hill leads Democratic opponent Jeremy Lau, 58 percent to 42 percent. Lau, also a Pensacolan, is president of the local chapter of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.