Tag: Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz not running for Congress
State Sen. Don Gaetz made it clear today that he is not interested in running for Congress: Over the last few days, Vicky and I…
Gaetz trying to hold charter schools accountable, House could block it
SENATE PILES UP EDUCATION ISSUES IN BILL ..By BRANDON LARRABEE, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Senate approved a wide-ranging education bill on a nearly…
Pensacola Speaks: Congressman Rooney, Don Gaetz
On “Pensacola Speaks,” Congressman Thomas Rooney (R-Okeechobee), co-chair of Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign in Florida, will be on the show during the first half…
Anti-corruption, ethics and accountability: Always the toughest bills to pass
State Sen. Don Gaetz this afternoon sent out this email to his constituents. The Anti-Corruption has been passed by all the appropriate House and Senate…
Have job cuts at FDOH hurt us?
Gov. Rick Scott’s surgeon general, Dr. John Armstrong, today faces as confirmation hearing in the Florida Senate. Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) wants to know how…
Gaetz sends out update on his bills
State Sen. Don Gaetz sent out his weekly update on the legislation that he is sponsoring. He said all these bill are progressing through the…
Health care coverage for uninsured not happening in 2016
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After a bruising political fight, a key senator said Tuesday that proposals about expanding health-care coverage for…
Gaetz resurrects anti-corruption bill
State Sen. Don Gaetz did it. He got his anti-corruption bill out of committee. On Monday, the Senate Ethics and Governmental Oversight Committee had voted…
Gaetz: EDATE extension a ‘heavy lift’
On “Pensacola Speaks†on News Talk 1370 WCOA, I asked State Senator Don Gaetz for his take on the whether the Florida Legislature will do…
Gaetz says he could have used ‘different word’ about Latvia
A week after a 17-minute floor speech that included describing Sen. Jack Latvala as a “bully,” Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, expressed regret Wednesday about his…
Fighting words further fracture Senate GOP
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Name-calling that erupted on the Senate floor Wednesday has deepened the divide within a Republican caucus embroiled…
Fur flies on Florida Senate floor on redistricting vote, Latvala v. Gaetz
Notes from the News Service of Florida on today’s meeting of the Florida Senate: CONVENED: The Senate convened at 10 a.m., President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando,…