Manatee County commissioners unanimously approved two conservation land acquisitions totaling approximately 711 acres Tuesday, advancing the Environmental Lands Program's …
Manatee County is accepting applications for an additional vacant seat on the Planning Commission, a citizen’s advisory committee that makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on …
A years-long legal battle over book removals in Escambia County has a new chapter. A federal appeals court ruled school members may be deposed about why they removed library books and classroom …
With early voting underway ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, the latest campaign finance reports show substantial fundraising disparities among Manatee County Commission …
Early voting starts today and runs through Sunday, November 1, 8:30 am - 6:00 pm daily at the following locations throughout Manatee County. After early voting, in person voting can only be done on …
Senator Bernie Sanders brought his fighting oligarchy tour to Tampa on Saturday, and despite heavy rain, well over a thousand people packed into the courtyard of Ybor City's Cuban Club to hear the …
A Manatee County Inspector General audit estimates that about $6.26 million in operating expenses charged to the Environmental Lands Fund exceeded …
Manatee County Code Enforcement Chief Tom Wooten was formally terminated on Sept. 16, according to public records obtained by TBT. Six days later, the county …
There are a few meetings of note on local government calendars this week. The Palmetto City Commission will hold a workshop and regular meeting on Monday. The Manatee County Commission …
The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in six samples collected from and offshore of Southwest Florida. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF …
As Sarasota and Manatee counties continue to grow, decisions being made today about what gets developed and what gets protected will shape the future of the region’s water. On November 1, …
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has not published the Government in the Sunshine Manual this year, seemingly breaking an annual effort by attorneys general in the state for decades.
The sole Democrat running for a seat on the Sarasota County Commission garnered an unlikely champion when the chair of a local MAGA group endorsed her campaign earlier this fall.
On Thursday, Manatee County Planning Commissioner Matt Bower announced he is voluntarily resigning from the county’s Planning Commission. Bower will leave the seven-member advisory …
Manatee County Utilities crews continue working to repair a sewer force main damaged Tuesday afternoon by a third-party contractor performing work unrelated to County operations.
The grand jury report that put Attorney General James Uthmeier at the center of a “sophisticated scheme” to move $10 million from a Medicaid settlement into his political …
On Friday, Manatee County, Nopetro Energy, Johnson Controls, and Mead & Hunt broke ground on a $50 million renewable natural gas production facility at the Lena Road Landfill. The facility will …
Indivisible Manatee will host one of thousands of events nationwide to energize voters to turn out and make their voices heard ahead of the upcoming midterms. The final push will take …
President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to leave open the possibility that the federal government won’t livestream a military execution planned for December that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) filed Emergency Order 2026-01, as amended by Emergency Order 2026-02, to waive or modify statutes and rules that would prevent, …