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A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

The last eight months in Jacksonville politics have been dominated by one referendum. County Referendum 1, which would allow Jacksonville to extend a current 1/2-cent sales surtax past its sunset and to dedicate it to a $2.8 billion unfunded pension liability, is that referendum. Mayor Lenny Curry and his political machine have done everything they could […]

Jim RosicaMarch 7, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday ordered the U.S. and state flags lowered to half-staff at “all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida” in honor of the late Nancy Reagan, the governor said in a statement. The flags will be lowered immediately and remain there till sunset on the day Mrs. Reagan […]

Associated PressMarch 6, 2016

Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease — has died. She was 94. The former first lady died Sunday at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, […]

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Mike Johnson. Image via AP.

Jax referendum opponents coalesced, but too late to matter

Rick Scott orders flags lowered for Nancy Reagan

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California