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'We’re coming for U': Winter Haven pregnancy center vandalized with graffiti
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOperators of local pregnancy care centers worried they might become targets following Friday’s...
A huge cultural impact: Polk County arts group will induct six into Hall of Fame
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Polk Arts and Cultural Alliance has inducted only one person into its Hall of Fame since 2019,...
Lakeland activist plans run as Democrat against Rep. Canady in Florida House-50 race
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBonnie Patterson-James, an activist for abortion rights and LGBTQ rights, plans to challenge Florida...
Hundreds rally at abortion rights protests across Florida after overturn of Roe v. Wade
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAcross the state, crowds of people with signs that read "Bans Off Our Bodies" and "We Won't Go...
Jan. 6 defendant from Polk City fights prosecutors' attempts to limit defense
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoProsecutors and a lawyer representing a Polk City man have submitted dueling court filings over...
Jennifer Canady tops Lakeland Commissioner Phillip Walker in Fla. House District 50 race
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJennifer Canady, the wife of Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady, is joining the state...
State orders Polk supervisor to run countywide officer elections as partisan races
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFor the first time in two decades, next year’s elections for constitutional officers in Polk County will be partisan races. Joseph S. Van de Bogart, general counsel for Florida’s Department ...
Judge dismisses charges against man arrested in anti-abortion protest at Lakeland clinic
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA judge has dismissed charges against a Seffner man arrested in June while protesting outside a...
Police arrest two protesters at Polk's only clinic that offers abortions
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne was charged with breach of the peace and noise violations. The other, police say, ignored an...
Abortion-rights advocates stage 'Occupy Polk' event in Lakeland, prepare for petition drive
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLAKELAND — At first glance, the site could have been someone’s back yard provisioned for a group...