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Polk Schools Runoff Pits DeSantis Pick Against Ex-Foster Youth, Cash Gap Widens
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Polk Schools Runoff Pits DeSantis Pick Against Ex-Foster Youth, Cash Gap Widens

Abby Fontenot
Nov 04, 2026

Kate Wallace and Victor Sims closed out a money-soaked District 3 runoff, with PACs and the Florida Democratic Party contributing cash despite the race's nonpartisan label.

Florida Paid $82M for Canadian Drug Program That Never Shipped One Pill
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Florida Paid $82M for Canadian Drug Program That Never Shipped One Pill

Paula Vang
Oct 30, 2026

A Lakeland warehouse built to store imported medicine sits nearly empty, even as Florida keeps paying its contractor millions.

Highlands County Teachers Beg Board to Spare Avon Elementary From Closure
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Highlands County Teachers Beg Board to Spare Avon Elementary From Closure

Jenny Ricks
Oct 20, 2026

Immigrant kids are scared their school will vanish, a third-grade teacher told the Highlands County board, as the district eyes mergers to plug a budget hole.

Polk County Weighs Shutting Down Comments on Its Social Media Pages
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Polk County Weighs Shutting Down Comments on Its Social Media Pages

Abby Fontenot
Oct 20, 2026

Commissioners vote Tuesday on a plan to close comment sections after pages filled with misinformation and vulgar posts.

Lakeland Democrat Robert Anzalone Takes On Big-Money GOP Incumbent in Polk House Race
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Lakeland Democrat Robert Anzalone Takes On Big-Money GOP Incumbent in Polk House Race

Paige Halvorsen
Oct 13, 2026

Robert Anzalone, outraised more than 50-to-1, wants to flip a Polk County seat Republicans have held since 2016.

Florida Poly's Lakeland Campus Hits Record 2,342 Students, Plots $85M Building Boom
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Florida Poly's Lakeland Campus Hits Record 2,342 Students, Plots $85M Building Boom

Paula Vang
Oct 02, 2026

Florida Polytechnic University's enrollment jumped 35% in two years, and a new Student Achievement Center is already in the works.

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