Polk County approves $500,000 in emergency aid for refugees abandoned after Trump order
With nearly 500 refugees in need of assistance, Polk County will provide aid to plug the gap created by Trump's order ...
Union says Polk County schools face a teacher exodus. Would a property tax for higher pay help?
The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...
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School bus camera program fining drivers has no process to challenge violations
School bus cameras have caught thousands of drivers in Florida blowing past stop signs. I-Team Investigator Katie LaGrone found that one county is preventing drivers from making their cases in court.
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NO JUSTICE, JUST MONEY? Drivers can't challenge tickets issued for school bus camera violations
The cameras are part of a new state law that allows school districts to record drivers who ignore a bus’s signs to stop.
Polk County to open a welcome center for immigrants and refugees
Polk County is renovating a Des Moines building to create a welcome center and resource hub for immigrants and refugees, ...
'Surprised and shocked': Polk County issues 6,250 citations for passing stopped school buses
Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 buses.
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School absences from sickness soar in Polk County as vaccination rates keep falling
Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...
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Polk County schools seeing a surge in illnesses
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