As state lawmakers push to cut property taxes through Amendment 3, over 40% of Florida’s public school districts will also have their own property tax before voters on the ballot.
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New state law to protect consumers from data center costs faces its first test
Data centers have become a political lightning rod across the country, galvanizing a bipartisan outpouring of opposition from residents alarmed by the sheer scale of the energy and water needed to run the facilities, which are used to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
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Behind the $264K: 2026 Polk County School Board Campaign Funding
Behind the $264K: 2026 Polk County School Board Campaign Funding
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School board candidates meet at LkldNow public forum
Voters got their first opportunity to hear from all seven candidates seeking the three contested seats on the Polk County School Board on Thursday, July 16.
The three incumbents and their challengers running for District 3, District 5, and District 6 answered questions in a public forum hosted by LkldNow, the League of Women Voters of Polk County, NAACP Lakeland Branch, and several additional nonpartisan community groups.
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Two more people wrongfully charged under Florida’s blocked immigration law, AG says
The two previously unreported arrests indicate some local police remain unclear on what they can enforce.