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Drew WilsonMay 16, 2018

Auburndale Republican Neil Combee announced another half-dozen endorsements for his campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District, all of them from Polk County. The nods came from former lawmaker J.D. Alexander, who served in the Florida House and Senate from 1998 to 2012, former State Attorney Jerry Hill, former […]

Associated PressNovember 11, 2015

Criminal defendants in three Central Florida counties often face a stark choice, a public defender says: Pay hundreds of dollars in fees that help fund the prosecutors’ office, as a condition of reaching a plea deal, or face trial and risk stiffer punishment. Now public defender Rex Dimmig says the practice creates unequal treatment for […]

Guest AuthorDecember 26, 2013

If you like heavyweight bouts, the citizens of Lakeland have been treated to a six-month knockdown match, and it isn’t over yet. In one corner, we have some city officials — Police Chief Lisa Womack, City Manager Doug Thomas and Mayor Gow Fields. In the other corner is the state attorney for the 10th Judicial […]

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