Incoming Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, has appointed two Polk County lawmakers to lead committees for the 2025 session. Perez appointed Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland, as chair of ...

Lakeland Republican Representative Jennifer Canady’s bill would make it a felony to fly drones over critical infrastructure in the state. It also prohibits the possession or operation of a drone ...

Bills filed by Polk County’s six state legislators in this year’s session address a range of subjects: water management, land annexation, lawsuits against owners of former phosphate land, the ...