It turned out that Sen. John Polk, R-Hattiesburg, requested the opinion because he suspected the auditor’s actions in issuing the contract for the study may have broken state law, and that the ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Republican leaders in the legislature are publicly disagreeing over immigration policy. The legislature rejected DeSantis's proposals for immigration enforcement ...

The last act of Polk's predecessor, John Tyler, had been to annex the Republic of Texas in 1845. Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed southern border of ...

Video of Polk County Judge John Flynn's reprimand before the Florida Supreme Court over 2022 campaign statements.

Polk County Judge John Flynn was publicly reprimanded for statements made during his 2022 election campaign that suggested a bias towards law enforcement. The Florida Supreme Court upheld a ...