NASA announced on Friday that the last flight of the space shuttle Endeavour would be pushed back yet again as they continue to face technical problems. While the Endeavor had been scheduled to launch on April 29, problems have kept it on the ground. On Friday, NASA said the earliest the shuttle would blast off would be Monday, May 16. In the meantime, technicians will begin working on circuitry this weekend. NASA will reveal more details at a media event on Monday.

On the verge of sine die, Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, lauded Gov. Rick Scott for helping to move his "bold goals" through the Legislature.

Alexander bumped heads with Scott early on in his administration, taking issue with Scott's unilateral sale of state planes without legislative approval. But in an impromptu Q&A with reporters, Alexander said Scott helped to guide the Legislature during regular session, which ends Friday.

Is it any wonder people joke about the Florida Legislature this time of year?

While important legislation on serious issues languished on the final day of the session (immigration, for one), lawmakers found time to pass bills banning droopy drawers (SB 228) and sex with animals (SB 344). The latter bill, by the way, was authored by a Democrat.

The Tallahassee two-step didn't go unnoticed nationally. Mother Jones riffed on the situation here.

A compromise over legislation to fight pill mills was reached late Thursday night, and a bill that will impose stricter regulations on pain clinics and greater penalties for doctors who liberally and unscrupulously prescribe powerful painkillers, which law enforcement agencies say is responsible for the overdose deaths of seven Floridians each day.

The bill has passed through the Senate and now heads to the House, where it is expected to pass before going to Gov. Rick Scott. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who helped to craft the compromise, was on hand for the 39-0 vote.