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A.G. Gancarski has 224 articles published.

A.G. Gancarski has written a weekly column for Jacksonville’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 (Jacksonville’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].

Florida Chamber appoints Michael Minton as Palm Beach/Treasure Coast chair

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On Wednesday, the Florida Chamber announced the appointment of Michael Minton to a one-year term as the Florida Chamber’s Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Regional Board chair. Minton is a shareholder and chair of the Agribusiness Industry Team of Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer. Minton, who returned to his hometown of Fort Pierce in 1987 to practice law, has been a fixture in the Treasure Coast since. “Serving as the Florida Chamber’s Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Regional Board chair is an exciting opportunity,” said Minton…

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‘Conservative Republican’ Adam Barringer launches campaign for Florida’s CD 6

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Former two-term New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer is announcing today his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Florida’s Sixth Congressional District, which encompasses Putnam, Flagler, St. Johns, and Volusia counties. He certainly will not be the only Republican in the race. However, what sets this self-styled “conservative Republican” apart from some of his competition is his deep-seated ties to the district: especially to New Smyrna Beach itself, which he moved to in 1979, finished middle and high school there before coming…

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Email Insights: Florida Chamber appoints Lee Sandler as Miami-Dade/Monroe County Regional Board Chair

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On Friday, the Florida Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of Lee Sandler, a founding member of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, to a one-year term as Miami Dade/Monroe County Regional Board chair. His role in this position: to connect South Florida business leaders with movers and shakers in the Florida Legislature, to drive pro-business policies from Tallahassee. Sandler described the appointment as a chance “to help unite business leaders so that we can continue to keep Florida moving in the right direction.” Meanwhile, Mark Wilson, the president…

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Florida League of Women Voters ‘fact checks’ the healthcare debate

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The impasse in Florida’s healthcare coverage rages on, and on Thursday morning, the League of Women Voters hosted a “fact checking” conference call designed to clear up the “drama, diversion, and misconception of facts” regarding the healthcare debate. The call featured national healthcare policy expert Joan Alker of the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. Alker contended that “important pieces of the puzzle” related to the healthcare debate were “misunderstood,” which get in the way of achieving healthcare outcomes that are…

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A look at Lenny Curry’s transition leadership team

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Reported late on Thursday by multiple outlets, the Lenny Curry transition leadership team gives some insight into what his administration might look like. It is stocked with familiar names and steady hands who have history in Jacksonville and who have been supporters of the mayor-elect. “In the days and weeks ahead, I will be working with the transition leadership team, as well as additional advisers and team members, to implement my plan to restore Jacksonville’s greatness,” said Curry in a press release.…

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Email insights: RPOF says Dems face a ‘serious problem’ after Lenny Curry win

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In beating Alvin Brown in the Jacksonville mayor’s race on Tuesday, Lenny Curry may have shocked the world. But the former Republican Party of Florida chair did not shock the RPOF. according to a memo sent out Wednesday by Florida GOP Executive Director Brad Herold. He described Curry’s victory as “a result of the right leader supported by a carefully, planned-out ground game.” Curry’s victory “creates a serious problem for Democrats” just in time for the 2016 election, the memo asserts. Instrumental in Curry’s…

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How Lenny Curry won

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A year ago, a small cadre of party insiders and money men were the only ones who could be said to believe that Lenny Curry had what it took to be mayor of Jacksonville. Up against a charismatic incumbent mayor with high approval ratings, people said he was foolish to even try. Fast forward to May 20, 2015, and that candidate no one gave a shot to is now Jacksonville’s mayor- elect. Who’s really surprised? Those who didn’t listen to Lenny Curry…

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