Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist has received plenty of attention as he ponders another run for governor as a newly minted Democrat.

But the current occupant of the governor's mansion, Republican Rick Scott, is leaving little question that Crist should be ready for a tough campaign. Scott this week signaled that a major line of attack would juxtapose his economic leadership to Crist's tenure, when the nation tumbled into a recession that caused widespread job losses.

Florida stands to generate more than 120,000 new jobs over the next 10 years if it accepts federal funding to expand health care coverage.

That's according to a new study from University of Florida economics professor Alan Hodges.

Hodges says Florida would receive $51 billion in federal cash under the Affordable Care Act over the next decade and that would allow the state to extend health insurance to 1 million uninsured Floridians.