GAINESVILLE — Stuart Bell, the lone finalist to be the next president of University of Florida, aimed to avoid the fate of the previous solo finalist by pledging allegiance to the conservative …
The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Government Committee observes Manatee County Commission meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League, and notes adherence to, or nonadherence …
Manatee County Commission Chair Tal Siddique urged fellow commissioners on Tuesday to support a motion to pause and defer action on a consent agenda item related to the ongoing closure …
On Tuesday, the Florida Legislature passed a joint resolution titled Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes that will place a constitutional amendment for a property tax …
Thomas Schwarz announced that he has qualified for the ballot in this November's Bradenton City Council Ward 3 race. Schwarz has called Bradenton home for 22 years and says he wants to …
Local government officials are pushing back on a plan by Gov. Ron DeSantis to eliminate property taxes for many Floridians, saying the sweeping cuts would cripple basic services that range from …
The Florida Legislature is moving quickly to put into play a revamped proposal pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to drastically reduce property taxes, homestead and otherwise, with potential final passage …
Roughly four and a half years after engineers first warned that Manatee County’s downtown parking garage required major repairs and further investigation, county officials say …
The Manatee County Commission and the Palmetto City Commission will be in session for meetings this week.
Over the past week, red tide was observed at background concentrations in three samples from Southwest Florida and one sample from Northwest Florida. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and …
Cultural and political division in Florida and across the country has spread beyond heated arguments on social media and around Thanksgiving tables. Since Donald Trump took office in …
Keith Green, who has served four years on the Bradenton City Planning Commission and previously served on the Manatee County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, has filed to run for …
A California-based data integration company that employs the husband of Florida State Rep. Fiona McFarland (R-Sarasota) is poised to reap a multi-million dollar windfall as …
Leaders from University of South Florida and New College of Florida Tuesday chimed in on a land handover following a weekend of budget negotiations that yielded the plan. According to language …
After failing for the second year in a row to pass a budget on time, the Florida Legislature has cobbled together this year’s Appropriations Act, to be voted on and sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis by the …
Last week, Allegiant celebrated 5 million passengers served at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, one of the fastest-growing destinations in its network. On May 22, Allegiant identified its 5 …
Manatee County’s years-long effort to rewrite its Comprehensive Plan moved one step closer to state review last week, though not without concerns from residents and some planning …
Florida Senate Majority Leader Jim Boyd has publicly voiced opposition to a proposal that would transfer the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus to the New College …
On a Wednesday afternoon in May, Eugene Turner sorted through maps of DeSoto County, laying one on a wooden table in his Arcadia real estate office. Turner scrutinized the map, pointing to properties …
Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people said to be victims of …