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Gaetz: EDATE extension a ‘heavy lift’

On â€œPensacola Speaksâ€ 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,…

Good news from the blog, Oct. 10 edition

Escambia County Hires Veterans Services Officer Written by Rick Outzen on 04 October 2015 Press release: Escambia County is pleased to announce the hiring of…

Anti-corruption bill has sponsors in Florida Legislature

Representative Ritch Workman and Senator Don Gaetz issued the following Joint Statement on Wednesday: â€œWe are pleased to join in sponsoring legislation to strengthen State…

Podcasts: Don Gaetz and Joy Ezell

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interview Joy Ezell, founder of Help Our Polluted Environment (HOPE), who will be talking to the families in the Wedgewood…

Gaetz requests audit of Walton County Planning Dept

At the request of Senator Don Gaetz, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee today ordered a full examination of the operations of the Walton County Planning…

Gaetz will sponsor anti-corruption bill

State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) has agreed to sponsor the anti-corruption bill supported by the Gannett newspapers, which includes the Pensacola News Journal. The senator…

Hayward: ‘We do not want to slow down the bridge process’

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Inweekly this morning that he had no intention of slowing down the construction of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. He had…

Political maneuver by Mayor Hayward could have put new bay bridge at risk

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” State Senator Don Gaetz yesterday said that attempts to redesign the Pensacola side of the new Pensacola Bay…

Gaetz family shows how to correct a misstatement….quickly and with humor

From The News Service of Florida: Everyone knows that Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, likes to tell tales and that some of them might have a…

Gaetz surprised by line-item veto of local economic development project

Last week, State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) talked on “Pensacola Speaks” about Gov. Rick Scott’s line-item of several projects in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties….

Pensacola Speaks: Don Gaetz and Judy Bense today

State Senator Don Gaetz will be on at 5:05 pm. We will discuss the 2016 budget, the line-item vetoes and his candidacy for Congress. At…

Miami Herald names Gaetz surprise star at Jeb rally

The Miami Herald writes State Sen. Don Gaetz delivered some of the best one-liners at Jeb Bush’s campaign launch yesterday in Miami. Gaetz was the…

House, Senate agree on LIP total

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After months of federal negotiations and proposals floated by Gov. Rick Scott, the House and the Senate,…

House, Senate still stuck in health debate

By BRANDON LARRABEE AND MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A rare June special session began Monday with legislative leaders promising to get done…