Articles in Category: 'Matt Gaetz'

Coming Up in the Senate: Four Business-Backed Bills to Improve Florida's Legal Climate
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: March 18, 2013 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Accuracy in Damages, Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida, Coalition of Legal Reform, Daubert standard, Dave Hood, David Hart, Expert Testimony, expert witnesses, Fair Settlement Act, Florida Association of Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Department of Financial Services, Florida Home Builders Association, Florida Justice Reform Institute, Florida Legislature, Florida Medical Association, Florida Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Florida Roofing Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Florida Senate Judiciary Committee, Florida Transportation Builders Association, Floridians for Better Transportation, Frye standard, Garrett Richter, HB 587, HB 7015, HB 813, HB 827, Institute for Legal Reform, John Thrasher, Kathleen Passidomo, Kelli Stargel, Larry Metz, legal reform, Matt Gaetz, Medical Liability, News, opinion evidence, SB 1284, SB 1402, SB 1412, SPB 7030, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Politics
 
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Dave Kerner: Tone Down Sunshine Law, Raise Judges’ Retirement Age, Strip Rapists of Parental Rights
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: January 30, 2013 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: City of Alachua Chamber of Commerce, City of Alachua Police Department, Civil Air Patrol, CJC, criminal justice commissions, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Dave Kerner, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, HB 361, HB 7005, Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, Joseph Abruzzo, judicial retirement age, Judiciary Committee, Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, Lantana Airport, Law School Admission Test, LSAT, Massage Establishments, Matt Gaetz, News, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, Police Officer of the Year, Public Meetings/Criminal Justice Commissions, Rape, Rulemaking Oversight and Repeal Subcommittee, sunshine law, UF, University of Florida, Will Weatherford, Politics
 
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Florida Voices: Floridians 'Have Much For Which We Can Be Thankful'
By: Sunshine State News | Posted: November 21, 2012 10:00 PM
 

Decades before the Pilgrims gathered around a table in Massachusetts in 1621, Florida had seen at least two separate Thanksgiving celebrations and, as in the more familiar tale from New England, they involved native Americans and religious liberty.

The first one took place in 1564 on the southern bank of the St. Johns River in modern-day Jacksonville.
TAGS: David Rivera, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Gus Bilirakis, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jeff Atwater, Lenny Curry, Marco Rubio, Matt Gaetz, News, Pam Bondi, Pat Rooney, Republican Party of Florida, Rick Scott
 
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Lines, Obama Sign Inside Voting Precinct Light Up Twitterverse for Florida
By: Jim Turner | Posted: November 6, 2012 3:30 PM
 

TAGS: Brett Doster‏, Charlie Crist, Drudge Report, Matt Gaetz, News, Pam Bondi, Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, president Obama, Rachel Burgin, The Onion, Politics
 
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Florida Leaders All A-Twitter Over Second Romney-Obama Debate
By: Jim Turner | Posted: October 16, 2012 12:22 AM
 

TAGS: Brian Burgess, Connie Mack, Dana Young, David Mica, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Eric Jotkoff, Florida Petroleum Council, James Grant, Jeb Bush, Jeff Atwater, Lenny Curry, Lynn University, Marco Rubio, Matt Gaetz, Matt Hudson, Mitt Romney, News, Pam Bondi, president Obama, Republican Party of Florida, Rick Scott, RPOF, The Crowley Report, Politics
 
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Feisty Vice Presidential Debate Leaves Floridians Well-Entertained
By: Jim Turner | Posted: October 11, 2012 10:34 PM
 

TAGS: Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Dennis Ross, Joe Biden, John Stemberger, Joy Reid, Mark Hollis, Matt Gaetz, Mike Haridopolos, News, Pam Bondi, Paul Ryan, Paula Dockery, Roger Stone, The Crowley Report, the Reid Report, Politics
 
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Are City Officials Fighting Florida Property Tax Breaks on the Taxpayers' Dime?
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: September 29, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Amendment 4, Ben Fairbrother, City of Jacksonville, City of Miami, City of Orlando, City of Tallahassee, FAC, FLC, Florida Association of Counties, Florida Division of Elections, Florida League of Cities, Florida Property Tax Amendment, homestead property, John Thomas, League of Women Voters of Florida, local government law, LWVF, Matt Gaetz, News, nonhomestead property, Sarah M. Bleakley, tax exemptions, Taxpayers First, Politics
 
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Chris Smith: Battered Women Not Protected by 'Stand Your Ground'
By: Margie Menzel News Service of Florida | Posted: May 21, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Al Sharpton, battered women, Chris Smith, Citizen Safety and Protection Task Force, Corrine Brown, Dennis Baxley, domestic violence, Don Gaetz, Eric Holder, George Zimmerman, Jason Brodeur, Jennifer Carroll, Marissa Alexander, Matt Gaetz, News, Rick Scott, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics
 
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Lawmakers Call for Probe of BP Funds as Official Dies
By: Brandon Larrabee News Service of Florida | Posted: May 7, 2012 3:55 AM
TAGS: BP, Don Gaetz, Florida Auditor General, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, Larry Ashley, Mark Bellinger, Matt Gaetz, News, Oil Spill, Okaloosa Tourist Development Council, Politics
 
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Gun Group, Leesburg in Legal Shootout Over Weapons Law
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 19, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Florida Carry, gun laws, Jay Evans, Leesburg, Legisalture, Matt Gaetz, Miami, Miami-Dade, News, Sean Caranna, weapons, Politics, Government
 
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House Passes 'Anti-Sharia' Bill; CAIR Vows Court Challenge
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 2, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: CAIR, Courts, David Yerushalmi, Florida Legislature, foreign law, Hassan Shibly, James Waldman, Larry Metz, Matt Gaetz, News, Sharia Law, South Dakota, Politics
 
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Online Foreclosure Notices Fail in House Committee
By: Jim Turner | Posted: February 1, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: AARP, Association Industries, Business, Darren Soto, Dennis Baxley, Florida Bar, Florida Press Association, HB 149, House Civil Justice Subcommittee, Jeff Kottkamp, Keep the Public Notice Coalition, Matt Gaetz, NAACP, News, Richard Steinberg
 
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Weekly Roundup: Political Stumps, and Maps
By: Michael Peltier News Service of Florida | Posted: January 28, 2012 3:55 AM
TAGS: Associated Industries of Florida, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Justice Association, Florida Medical Association, greyhounds, House Civil Justice Subcommittee, House Redistricting Committee, Matt Gaetz, Mike Haridopolis, Mitt Romney, National Federation of Independent Businesses, News, Newt Gingrich, prison privatization, Redistricting, Rick Scott, Senate Regulated Industries Committee, Wolf Blitzer
 
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House Panel Rejects 'Bad-Faith' Insurance Reform Bill
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 26, 2012 1:45 PM
 
TAGS: bad faith, Bill Herrle, Business, Charles Wells, Courts, Florida Justice Association, Fred Cunningham, House Civil Justice Subcommittee, insurance companies, Kathleen Passidomo, Matt Gaetz, National Federation of Independent Businesses, News, Trial Lawyers, William Large
 
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PIP Reform Bill Drives Through House Panel Amid Opposition
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 26, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: auto insurance, chiropractors, class action suits, Darren Soto, examinations under oath, Florida Bar, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Hospital Association, Florida Medical Association, fraud, hospitals, Jim Boyd, Matt Gaetz, News, Office of Insurance Regulation, Paul Lambert, Personal Injury Protection, PIP, PIP clinics, Rick Scott, staged accidents, Politics
 
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Senators Back Expansion of Governor's Nominating Powers for Judiciary
By: Jim Turner | Posted: January 26, 2012 3:55 AM
TAGS: David Simmons, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Matt Gaetz, News, Oscar Braynon, Rick Scott, SB 1570, Senate Judiciary Committee, The Florida Bar, Politics
 
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Bills Align Judicial Panel Terms With Governor, Raise Judges' Retirement Age
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 21, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Courts, David Simmons, Florida Bar, Jesse Phillips, judges, Judicial Nominating Commission, Matt Gaetz, News, Restore Justice, retention, Retirement Age, Tea Party Network, Politics
 
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Berman Bill Would Restore Some Gun Limitations
By: Michael Peltier News Service of Florida | Posted: December 21, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: Anne Gannon, Burt Aaronson, gun rights, Jeri Muoio, Lori Berman, Matt Gaetz, News, Shelley Vana, Politics
 
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