A group of insurers is hoping to move a series of bills through the Legislature this year that tackle some of their industrys toughest problems in Florida.

Some of the bills, like those addressing suspicious sinkhole claims, have been filed and are working their way through the committee process; others, like those attempting to make Citizens Property Insurance actuarially sound, are still being drafted by legislators.

In what was billed as a bipartisan bid to counter "an abuse of power," two state lawmakers sued Gov. Rick Scott over his rejection of federal high-speed rail funds.

Sens. Thad Altman, R-Melbourne, and Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa, asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to order the governor to accept $2.4 billion in stimulus funds from Washington, D.C., to build a controversial Tampa-Orlando train line.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced Tuesday that he will lead Republicans on the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs under the umbrella of the full Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- giving the Sunshine State one more seat at the table in dealing with the U.S.s policy in Latin America.

Rubio said he understood the important connections between South and Central American nations and the Sunshine State.