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The new maps, which a judge threw into limbo Tuesday, dramatically alter most of Polk County, Florida's congressional representation this year.
Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.
U.S. House District 15, currently held by Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Lakeland, would shrink to cover northeast Hillsborough County, Florida.
The new map drawn by the governor’s office, which passed both chambers of the legislature on Thursday, cuts Polk County into four congressional districts.
The Iowa Legislative Services Agency has drawn this new district map for Polk County supervisors- also known as Plan 2. If approved, it would become effective for this fall's elections.
The map was prepared by the state's nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency under a new law intended to decrease county supervisors' influence in the once-every-10-years redistricting process.
The Polk Education Association, representing teachers, opposes any changes that would increase employees' out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. The Polk County School Board last week discussed the ...
A new map released this week for Polk County supervisor races redrawn under a law that is supposed to make redistricting less political is proving to be anything but. The new map would put two ...
Lake Region and Bartow are the county's top teams entering this week's district tournaments.
Polk County Public Schools is projected to receive $32 million in new revenue, although there are some strings attached.
Track Florida power outages by county in this map. The data is refreshed once every 15 minutes.
The map was prepared by the state's nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency under a new law intended to decrease county supervisors' influence in the once-every-10-years redistricting process.