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Election 2026
The Manatee County Commission District 6 (at-large) race will fill the seat being vacated by Commissioner Jason Bearden. It features former District 2 Commissioner Reggie Bellamy and Congressman …
3 days ago
The Florida Attorney General race features appointed Republican incumbent James Uthmeier against Democrat José Javier Rodríguez. The winner will serve a four-year term as Florida’s chief legal …
Tuesday, October 13
Guest Opinion
If you've sat in traffic on a road built for half the people using it, or watched your street flood after an ordinary storm, you know the problem. Growth has outrun the roads, pipes and drainage …
by Kelly Kirschner
Tuesday, October 13
During the cold gaps of the winter day, a warm, cozy fire may seem like the perfect solution. But burning wood releases far more than just heat …
Sunday, October 11
The governor’s initiative, modified by the Legislature and known as Amendment 3, will appear on all statewide ballots this November and will require 60% statewide approval to pass. The ballot …
by Terry Schaefer
Saturday, October 10
Election 2026
Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race features Republican Congressman Byron Donalds and former Republican Congressman David Jolly, now a Democrat. Jolly represented Florida's 13th Congressional …
Saturday, October 10
Guest Opinion
Vaccines are among the most important advances in modern medicine. A walk through an old cemetery makes this painfully clear: before the 1950s and 1960s, infant and child graves were heartbreakingly …
by Linda LongMSN, MBA, APRN, Adult NP-BC, Gerontological NP-C
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Friday, October 9
N_Alice_Newlon on Audit finds transparency, accounting problems with environmental lands tax fund:
“ teamj1009, I agree it is not just bad accounting, there is an ethics, trust and personnel issue as … ”
kmskepton@yahoo.com on Early voting now open in Manatee County:
“ Vote in person, if you can! Let’s do this!!! ”
teamj1009@outlook.com on Audit finds transparency, accounting problems with environmental lands tax fund:
“ Really this is not poor accounting. With a Billion dollar budget there is zero reason that there is … ”
mcmplm@aol.com on Audit finds transparency, accounting problems with environmental lands tax fund:
“ As of the Clerk's latest interim financial statement, there is $884.4 million of unrestricted funds … ”
vanderee on Audit finds transparency, accounting problems with environmental lands tax fund:
“ The ELMAC program is one of the most important and critical programs in our county. It is … ”
serenowens@aol.com on They Build It. You Pay for It:
“ All these developers in Manatee County have not built a Florida Home. Yes, they've built homes in … ”