On the new map, District 27 covers Polk County south of the Polk Parkway and S.R. 60 and extends south to the Fort Myers area. Albritton is in line to become the Florida Senate president in 2024.

A day after historic rain flooded nearby Plant City and flood-weary portions of Polk County saw waters rise, more is on the way. Here's what to expect.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – People hoping for a congressional district representing all of Polk County only had a short-lived victory. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed that map drawn by the legislature. The ...

The map was prepared by the state's nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency under a new law intended to decrease county supervisors' influence in the once-every-10-years redistricting process.

According to a map published by the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, the area is part of a narrow “bottleneck” along the wildlife corridor, which spans the length of the state from the ...