Polk County HR director and supporters, including NAACP, fire back at commissioner's comments
Saying Commissioner Bill Braswell's accusations about her department are wrong, the Polk County HR director suggests racial ...
Polk County transportation board on toll road: Move quickly, protect Bok Tower Gardens
Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...
Polk County commissioner wants a management shakeup of HR department
The commissioner said he's angry that deficiencies cited in efficiency studies in 2017 and 2024 haven't been resolved.
Polk County will consider spending $10 million immediately on 75 new Fire Rescue positions
County Commissioner Bill Braswell pressed the issue, saying the new positions are needed immediately to address turnover from forced overtime.
County approves 75 new positions at Polk Fire Rescue in effort to retain staff
Polk County Fire Rescue has the go-ahead from county commissioners to hire 75 new firefighters and paramedics.
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In plan to change Arlington governance, the county board is not on board
But there’s one key player that isn’t on board: the Arlington County Board itself. Most of the body’s members have expressed skepticism about the bill from Del. Patrick A. Hope (D-Arlington ...
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Clark County’s freshman lawmakers introduce bills that reflect campaign promises
Freshman legislators from Clark County are finding their footing in Olympia. They have introduced bills aimed at health, education and the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project. The bills mostly ...
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Missouri House bill targets Cole County judge over rulings that Republicans don't like
The legislature can't directly fire Walker, but the bill could rearrange how his position is funded. An influential GOP lawmaker upset with the rulings of a Republican judge in Cole County filed a ...