The 52 counties honored in this year's awards from the Center for Digital Government are transforming local government with cutting-edge tech while focusing on resident services.

Today the top tax rate is 37%, the average CEO salary is 268 times that of workers, and, according to Forbes, there were 813 billionaires in 2024.

The initial procedural vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was 51-49, offering a stark preview of the difficulties party leaders face in getting the measure passed into law.

Polk County Assessor Randy Ripperger explains that year's bump during a historically hot housing market: "For the 2023 assessments in Polk County, we increased residential properties around 22%.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

A program that helps families repair and strengthen their homes after disaster strikes, has just launched in Polk County.

Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

The median home in Polk County listed for $339,900 in May, slightly up from the previous month's $339,450, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to May 2024, the median home list price ...

Polk County students improved their passing rates in 24 of 36 tested categories on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) exams. While showing improvement in numerous categories, Polk ...

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Polk County continues to rise, according to a new point-in-time, or PIT, count from local agency Homeward. Approximately 779 individuals were ...