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Group Wants County Commission to be Single-Member Districts
LAKELAND | A grassroots organization announced Tuesday it is launching a petition drive to seek a charter amendment to implement single-member County Commission districts.
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Polk County Commissioners Approve Changes to Mining Regulations
Polk County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve changes in the county's development regulations covering mining.
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Polk Had Mixed Success With Legislature, Commission Told
BARTOW | Polk County had mixed success in getting measures passed and keeping damaging legislation from passing during this year's session of the Florida Legislature, its team of lobbyists told the County Commission Tuesday.
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Gov. Rick Scott Vetoes 9 Polk Projects From State Budget
Gov. Rick Scott vetoed nine Polk County projects in the 2013-2014 state budget that he signed Monday.
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LRMC Officials Uncertain Of Vetoed Funds' Impact
Lakeland Regional Medical Center officials were uncertain Monday evening what impact Gov. Rick Scott's veto of a $2.5 million appropriation will have on their planned graduate medical education program.
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Mayor, Commission at Odds on Public Input
DAVENPORT | Mayor Darlene Bradley, who took office last month, is at odds with commissioners over the role of public comment at city meetings.
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Work, Fundraising Move Ahead on Salvation Army Housing Plan
LAKELAND | Angel Davis was 13 when her mother, who never gave up working, found she could not support her five children without help.
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Haines City Commission Vote Out City Manager Ken Sauer
City Manager Ken Sauer accurately predicted his fate earlier this week as the City Commission in Haines City voted 3-2 Thursday night to seek his ouster.
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TaxWatch Recommends Veto for Salvation Army Homeless Project
Florida TaxWatch on Thursday released its annual list of budget "turkeys" approved by the Legislature but that the group recommends the governor veto, and there was one Polk County item on the list.
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Gov. Rick Scott Reappoints 6 to Florida Poly Board
Gov. Rick Scott reappointed six members of the Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees on Thursday after the Florida Senate failed to confirm any appointments to the university.
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Legislators Tout Benefits to Polk In This Year's Legislature
Polk County and the business community in general did well in the 2013 session of the Florida Legislature, but uncertainty about health care continues to loom over the process.
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