Herald: Lawmakers get snarky on Twitter
At least two Tallahassee insiders took jabs at the 50 or so Occupy Tallahassee protesters who marched and chanted during the address. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar (@mattgaetz) wrote, “with all the lovely flowers in the House chamber, I can barely smell the Occupy people outside.” Read More>>>
NSF: Matt Gaetz calls out Occupy protestors
One of the newest grass-roots movements hit state government today, as the Occupy protestors descended upon the Capitol for the first day of the 2012 legislative session. Don’t count Rep. Matt Gaetz as a fan. And Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, is one of the Capitol’s more prolific legislative tweeters. Read More>>>
NWF Daily News: Keep Eglin’s missions
Task force member and state Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, compared the latest moves of a military trying to cut expenses to a BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) process without public input. “The issue we are in essence going through is a BRAC process without the benefit of BRAC itself,” he said. Read More>>>
Oracle: Governor could appoint future BOG student rep
The joint resolution pitched by Sen. Bill Montford (D-Tallahassee) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) would change the way the student representative to the Board of Governors (BOG) is selected — making the position an appointment of the governor, instead of elected by students. Read More>>>
Local legislators eye upcoming session
State Rep. Matt Gaetz, said, “I’m going to oppose any expansion of gambling. Period.” “Florida would never be discussing gambling if we weren’t facing a budget crunch,” said Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach. Read More>>>
WJHG: Battle brewing over paperless tickets
A national movement called the Fan Freedom Project is supporting state legislation to limit paperless tickets. Representative Matt Gaetz of Destin is sponsoring the bill to make it easier for customers to sell or gift the tickets. “I’ve authored legislation to say no venue, no sports team can use technology to make it impossible for someone to [...]
Matt to speak to the Republican Club of Santa Rosa
The Republican Club of Santa Rosa County will hold its next monthly meeting and Dutch Treat Dinner at The Club at Hidden Creek in Navarre at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 3, 2012. The featured speaker will be: Florida Representative for District 4, Matt Gaetz. The Republican Club welcomes The Santa Rosa County Republican Executive Committee [...]
