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Opinion: The Great Lakeland Electric Rebate Ripoff

Lord Acton, back in 1887, stated, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” It was true then, and all these years later, it is still true here in Lakeland, Florida. Lakeland commissioners have perpetrated the Great Lakeland Electric Rebate Rip-off. They denied over 1,000 rebates, totaling over $344K.…

Judge's Gavel Court

Feds Seek Dismissal In Florida Bridge Firms Case

The federal government has urged a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Tallahassee-based companies that could be prevented from working on federally funded projects after being affiliated with an engineering firm that designed a collapsed Florida International University pedestrian bridge. Nine companies and their…