8+ hour, 23+ min ago  (632+ words) I've been working on a project proposal this spring, an odd one for someone so bound up in the currency of American politics. It's tied to a much older world and tries to sort out the beginnings of this thing…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (804+ words) Have you wondered how your new congressional map was drawn? Do you think Gov. De Santis may have used AI to analyze demographic, geographic and party data to produce the map in secret and then get it approved by the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (769+ words) The $2. 3 billion baseball stadium sought by the Tampa Bay Rays has reached first base politically with a vote approving a preliminary financing plan including millions of public dollars by the Hillsborough County Commission. The panel voted 5-2 Wednesday in favor of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (168+ words) Florida Gov. Ron De Santis has announced appointments of two judges in Polk County. De Santis selected Kevin Kohl of Lake Wales to serve as a circuit judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit. He will occupy a new position created by…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (117+ words) Winter Haven News Chief Rep. Canady's staff will meet public May 20 at Lakeland Library The staff of state Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland, will hold mobile office hours on May 20 at the Lakeland Public Library, 100 Lake Morton Drive. Members of Canady's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1491+ words) It has become a familiar scenario in Florida. A college or university has an opening for a president. A committee is appointed to recommend a new leader. And in the end, the committee selects only a single finalist. That is…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (808+ words) Melony Bell, Polk County's Supervisor of Elections, spent six years in the Florida Legislature. Lawmakers, many of them her former colleagues, just created a new burden for Bell's office. The Legislature adopted new congressional maps in its special session that…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1027+ words) Lakeland officials will vote on a deal to develop the former historic Wedgewood Golf Course on May 18 as residents say they lack trust in new ownership. City commissioners will hold a second public hearing at 9 a. m. May 18 at City Hall for…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (368+ words) Haines City officials have launched a search for a new city manager after the sudden resignation of James Elensky. City commissioners approved launching a 45-day search for a new city manager to lead Haines City's day-to-day operations. With Elensky's resignation…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (14+ words) Winter Haven News Chief...