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• All USPS Mail Processing In Lakeland Will End in Early '14

  

  All mail processing in Lakeland will end in early 2014 with only postage sales and bulk business mailing left at the large building on Lakeland Hills Boulevard. Operations there are being scaled back as part of cost cutting announced by the U.S.

• Ex-Congressman Weldon Joins U.S.Senate Race

  Former U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon is running for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Florida. The Central Florida physician announced his candidacy Friday in Orlando.

• Florida Puerto Ricans Urged to Vote

  Pedro R. Pierluisi wants Puerto Ricans in Florida to register and vote with the same enthusiasm their families do back on the island.

• Biden to Speak to Cypress Bay High School Grads

  Some quick changes had to be made when Vice President Joe Biden agreed to be the keynote speaker at Cypress Bay High School's graduation.

• Davenport Residents Want Sand-Mining Permit Revoked

  Davenport area residents are asking the County Commission to revoke a permit for an approved 92-acre sand mining project at the Ridgewood Lakes development near Davenport.

• Crist Thought Former GOP Head Greer Was Trying to Extort Him

  The message to former Gov. Charlie Crist from good friend and confidante Jim Greer was ominous-sounding:

• Citizens Property Insurance Board Chair Urges Caution on Higher Rates

  

  Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could face dire consequences if it fails to involve Florida lawmakers before deciding whether to approve a dramatic rate increase for new policyholders, the state-backed firm's board chairman warned Thursday.

• GOP Starting to Embrace Gay Candidates

  WASHINGTON | A quiet transformation is taking place in the Republican Party, which has begun to embrace openly gay candidates — and among gay Republicans, who now feel more comfortable speaking out in a party that may have accepted them but...

• Democrats' Message to Floridians: Dade Behring

  As Mitt Romney returns to Florida today for two days of campaigning and money-raising, Democrats are trying to ensure Floridians keep two words in mind: Dade Behring.

• Lake Wales Commission OKs 2 Fireworks Displays as a Compromise

  It wasn't on the agenda, but Lake Wales city commissioners opened a new discussion Tuesday on Fourth of July fireworks. Commissioner Jonathan Thornhill offered a compromise that satisfied almost everyone.

• Fort Meade Considering Stormwater Fee Hike

  A change in the way Fort Meade calculates its stormwater assessment could find some property owners facing a spike in their fee. The current assessment generates about $125,000 annually, but the city needs nearly $300,000 to keep the stormwater...

• Election Officials Skeptical of Voter Purge

  Florida's local election supervisors Wednesday sounded skeptical, and even distrustful, of a push by the state to remove thousands of potential non-U.S. citizens from the voting rolls just months before the critical 2012 elections.

• Romney Backing Mack for Senate Seat

  TALLAHASSEE | Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney says Connie Mack IV is his choice in Florida’s GOP primary race for the U.S. Senate.

• Citizen's Oversight Panel Plans Meeting

  Dr. Daniel Haight, director of the Polk County Health Department, will discuss the county's health at the 8:30 a.m. Friday meeting of the Citizens Oversight Committee.

• Romney Campaign Sees Little Role for Bush

  

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. | George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race — with four short words. “I’m for Mitt Romney,” the former president said Tuesday as the doors of his elevator shut, perhaps his only statement of...

• County Extends Impact Fee Moratorium for 18 Months

  County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to extend a two-year impact-fee moratorium for an additional 18 months. Commissioners imposed the moratorium Aug. 1, 2010, stopping the collection of impact fees to help pay for transportation, parks,...

• County to Attempt to Purchase Land on Lake Walk-in-Water

  County commissioners on Tuesday authorized county staffers to try to acquire a 4,480-acre tract on the south side of Lake Walk-in-Water.

• Off-Road Vehicle Park Gets the County's OK

  County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a grant agreement and a consultant contract that will allow the county to proceed with a long-planned off-road vehicle park south of Mulberry.

• Ron Paul ‘Will No Longer Spend' on Campaign

  

  Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for presumptive Republican nominee...

• Lake Wales May Revisit Unpopular Fireworks Decision

  People upset that they didn't get a chance to weigh in on the Lake Wales City Commission's fireworks decision may get their chance tonight. Commissioner Terrye Howell plans to ask whether the commission wants to revisit its May 1 decision, or if it...

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