State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) stopped by the Inweekly offices and reported that the federal government this morning has offered to fund $1 billion for the Low Income Pool for Florida. “However,…
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Gaetz reports on his bills: what did or did not make it to the governor
From State Sen. Don Gaetz: What happened during the Regular Session: Overall, 1,755 bills were introduced in the Senate this year. Two hundred twenty passed. While it’s certainly not a tragedy that…
Gaetz: ‘Continuation budgets; that’s Washington talk’
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) mocked Governor Rick Scott’s efforts to force Florida hospitals to share their revenues with less profitable facilities. On the radio show “Pensacola Speaks, he said, “When Governor…
Gaetz hopeful lawmakers will hammer out health care solution
Don Gaetz is hopeful that the Florida House and Senate will hammer out a budget in June. The biggest sticking point is how the state will be budget for the health care…
Don Gaetz on Pensacola Speaks at 5:35 p.m.
State Sen. Don Gaetz will be on the second half of “Pensacola Speaks.” Maybe he will announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate? “Pensacola Speaks airs on News Talk 1370 WCOA Monday-Friday from…
Gaetz: How to make local government more accountable
State Sen. Don Gaetz sent out today this report on how to make local government more accountable: In January when a group of Okaloosa County elected officials met with over 200 citizens…
Gaetz on budget impasse: ‘We are the O.K. Corral’
State Sen. Don Gaetz is clearly frustrated with how both the Florida House and Governor Rick Scott are refusing to deal with the $2-billion hole in the state budget caused by the…
Gaetz: Suing feds does not solve budget issue
Last week, Gov. Rick Scott announced that he will sue the federal government over the Low Income Pool program that is set to expire in June. State Sen. Don Gaetz said a…
PS Podcast: Gaetz explains his passion for his adoption bill
On Pensacola Speaks last week, State Sen. Don Gaetz talked about why he has fought so vigorously for bringing back the incentive program that encourages state employees to adopt special needs kids…
Gaetz needs to decide if he has fire in his belly for U.S. Senate
State Sen. Don Gaetz is leaving his options open on whether to run for U.S. Senate in 2016, but he isn’t sure that he has the “fire in the belly” to go…
Gaetz and others question the handling of LIP by Scott administration
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Senators raised questions Wednesday about how Gov. Rick Scott’s administration has handled negotiations with the federal government over billions of dollars in health-care funding…
Buzz: Gaetz could run for U.S. Senate in 2016
Republicans are scrambling to test the waters to run the U.S. Senate seat of Marco Rubio, who has announced his run for president in 2016. Several Congressmen are talking with the media…
Gaetz leads floor debate for adoption incentives, repeal of gay adoption ban
This morning I received a text from Ryan Wiggins, political strategist and regular guest on Pensacola Speaks. She was watching the Florida Senate debate on a bill that restored cash incentives for…
Inweekly April 2005 Flashback: Don Gaetz emerges as a powerhouse
In 2005, Okaloosa County School Superintendent Don Gaetz was getting ready to run for Florida Senate. His most likely opponent was expected to State Rep. Holly Benson. Benson would drop out, run…
Battle over gay adoption riles Gaetz
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced a controversial bill that would allow private adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex…
Gaetz explains state budget differences
A message for Sen. Don Gaetz: With four weeks of work behind us and five weeks of decisions ahead, the Florida Legislature is bearing down on the 2015-2016 budget and the other…
PS podcast: Gaetz argues for Senate plan to help uninsured
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s Pensacola Speaks, I talked with Sen. Don Gaetz on how the Florida Senate wants to provide health coverage for the uninsured. “Basically what we have is the…
PS Wednesday, March 18 edition: Gaetz, Wedgewood, Charlie Crist and Cybersecurity
Fordham University has a group of students studying the environmental and health issues in the Wedgwood community. We will have Sarah Baldwin who will talk about their work this week. Then State…
LIP money, or lack of it, creating havoc on 2016 budget
The federal government has made it clear that its Low Income Pool program will end this June. LIP provides Florida $2 billion annually for health care for low income families and the…
Child dies while state wrangles with Charlotte’s Web rules
On March 4, a 10-year-old boy died. Isaac had been battling severe seizures for years. His parents, Ben and Emily Carew, were part of the grassroots effort that got Charlotte’s web legalized…
