Weekend Buzz: Possible indictment, another town hall and fundraisers

Are the Feds about to indict a local elected official? That is the rumor that has dominated county politics over the Thanksgiving weekend. The daily…

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Matt Gaetz wants to legalize fireworks

Are Cherry Bombs and M80s in our future? State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) wants to make fireworks — the booming ones we buy…

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Buzz: Baby Gaetz could have worthy competition for Daddy Gaetz’s senate seat

Our sources are telling us that former State Sen. Durell Peaden is considering a run for Senate President Don Gaetz’s seat next year. The senate…

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Are You Ready to Rumble? Stand Your Ground: El Baby Gaetz vs. The Unchained (see poster)

SaintPetersBlog.com is having fun with the proposed debate on Stand Your Ground between Rep. Matt Gaetz and executive director of the Dream Defenders, Phillip Agnew….

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Matt Gaetz to hold hearings on Stand Your Ground

Will Weatherford, the Republican speaker of Florida’s House of Representatives, said on Friday that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach), chair of the House’s Criminal…

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Evers’ Ethanol Victory

Sen. Greg Evers is applauding passage today of a bill repealing Florida’s requirement that fuel sold in the state be blended with ethanol. He described…

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Valentino wants to get in line to replace Carroll as Lt. Gov.

Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino wants to be Rick Scott’s Lt. Governor, and his prospects were discussed and joked about by courthouse insiders. Valentino will…

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I need to follow Matt Gaetz on Twitter

Huffington Post follows State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach). The website had fun with Gaetz’s tweet on late Tuesday afternoon in which wrote that…

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BP gets to sit on stage for WSRE

BP gets to continue its spin. Don’t expect any technical answers for a PR person. We should allow BP on the stage only the person…

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Gaetz narrowly wins House Dist. 4 primary

Matt Gaetz, son of State Sen. Don Gaetz, narrowly defeated former Destin Mayor Craig Barker by margin of 634 votes. Gaetz won the Republican primary…

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Matt Gaetz has 20 point lead

From Marketing Metrics Media: According to our most recent study of Florida State House Special Election for the recently resigned Ray Samson; Matt Gaetz leads…

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Gaetz running hard

Caught up with Matt Gaetz, candidate for House District 4, during lunch today. The 27-year-old attorney has a Republican primary in four weeks, courtesy of…

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Matt Gaetz to seek State House Seat

Press Release: Matt Gaetz announced today he is a candidate for the Florida House of Representatives District 4 seat for the 2010 general election. Gaetz,…

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Crist visits Pensacola

Lewis Bear, Jr. and Collier Merrill, III –the 2009 and 2008 IN Power list winners– hosted a fundraiser for Gov. Charlie Crist tonight at The…

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