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A.G. Gancarski has 224 articles published.

A.G. Gancarski has written a weekly column for Jacksonvilleā€™s Folio Weekly since 2003. His writings on politics, culture, and sport have appeared in the Washington Times, the Daily Caller, and the American Conservative. His radio and TV appearances include frequent contributions to WJCT-FM (Jacksonvilleā€™s Public Radio station); additionally, he has been a guest on Huff Post Live and the Savage Nation radio show. Gancarski can be reached at [email protected].

Poll shows medical marijuana amendment at 73% support

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A University of North Florida poll released Thursday shows Amendment 2 is looking poised to pass. The survey, from the UNF Public Opinion Research Lab, indicates the medical marijuana amendment is now drawing 73 percent support. Thatā€™s down from 77 percent in a similar poll taken a few weeks back. Polling was conducted via live phone calls from Oct. 20-25. Lab director Dr.Ā Michael Binder says that despite this slight attrition in support, Amendment 2 likely will carry. ā€œThis is down…

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Rick Scott wants feds to declare ‘major disaster’ in Florida after Matthew

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In St. Augustine Monday for an event promoting tourism in America’s oldest city, Gov.Ā Rick Scott reiterated his call for the federal government to approve Florida’s entire request for a “major disaster declaration.” The federal government has not approvedĀ funding, asserts the governor’s office, “for individual assistance or for permanent work to roads, parks, and government buildings in local communities.” Scott, who has been pushing for such since Hurricane Matthew, is understandably nettled. ā€œSince Hurricane Matthew impacted our state, I have continued…

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Poll: Marco Rubio ‘appears to be on his way to re-election’

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TheĀ University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab’s newestĀ poll showsĀ Marco Rubio leadingĀ Patrick Murphy by seven points. The two-way survey putsĀ Rubio over Murphy 48 to 41 percent, with 10 percent undecided, and one percent supporting “someone else.” ā€œRubio is holding a solid seven-point lead and appears to be on his way to re-election,ā€Ā said Dr. Michael Binder, faculty director of the Public Opinion Research Laboratory. ā€œRubio isĀ seeing support from men, (52-38) but also has a slim lead among women as well (44-43).ā€…

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Amendment 2 poised to pass, another survey shows, but that’s what pollster said in 2014

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A poll released Tuesday by the Public Opinion Research Lab of the University of North Florida shows strong support for Amendment 2 and medical marijuana. An impressive 77Ā percent of Florida voters said they would vote forĀ the amendment, while only 18 percent stated they would vote against it. PORL Director Dr. MichaelĀ Binder said, ā€œHuge majorities of likely voters support Florida ConstitutionalĀ Amendment 2. Not only are Democrats wildly supportive, but even Republicans are above the 60Ā percent threshold required for passage. The strongest…

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Donald Trump to collect relief donations at Florida rallies

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Republican Presidential candidateĀ Donald Trump is spending a lot of time in Florida over the next week, and at his Sunshine State rallies, he intends to collect relief supplies for those in need after Hurricane Matthew. Trump seeks the following items: one-gallon containers of drinking water;Ā 6-packs of bottled water; flashlights; batteries (AA or C preferred); baby wipes, diapers (any size), or baby formula. Trump has a Panama City rally Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. inĀ Aaron Bessant Park. On Wednesday, Trump will be…

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Rick Scott: ‘Now is not the time for politics’

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Florida GovernorĀ Rick Scott visited Jacksonville’s Emergency Operations Center on Sunday afternoon, as Jacksonville continues to recover from the wrath of Hurricane Matthew. Scott has been a fixture in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida since Matthew began to pose a threat last week, and spent all day Sunday in Jacksonville, including a trip to Jacksonville Beach in the afternoon. Throughout this week, Scott has been much more comfortable with questions about managing a natural disaster, rather than the political disaster being experienced…

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373K Florida electricity customers still lack power at 3 p.m. Sunday

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Update: The number of electricity customers in the state without power budged a littleĀ by the Sunday 3 p.m.Ā report, down to 373,697. Despite a concerted effort by crews, there is still work to be done when it comes to restoring power to Floridians after Hurricane Matthew. Four percent of Florida electric customers ā€” 373,697 ā€”Ā lack power as of 9 a.m. Sunday. Volusia and Flagler Counties are the worst off; 39 percent of Volusia, and 62 percent of Flagler customers, still lack…

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