Manatee County is accepting applications for two (2) seats on the Children’s Services Advisory Board. The CSAB makes recommendations to the Board of County …
A fight between President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis has dominated Florida House Speaker Danny Perez’s planned “artificial intelligence week” in the Legislature, intended to …
How unpopular are new data centers being designed to help train and run artificial intelligence models around the United States? On Monday, six Florida organizations signed a letter sent to …
The Manatee Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller is warning the public about a recurring scam involving fraudulent text messages about unpaid traffic tickets. Beginning Friday, December …
Rattlesnake Key, an undeveloped island situated just north of Emerson Preserve in Manatee County, was sold to a private corporation. State and local officials had long eyed the …
This week, the Manatee School Board, the Bradenton City Council, and the Manatee County Planning Commission will be in session with meetings scheduled Tuesday through …
The mood was grim on Defend Florida’s mid-November Zoom call. Members of the Sarasota-founded election conspiracy theory group traded frustrations over Florida Republicans who no longer …
Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization focused on human rights, has released a scathing report detailing severe human rights violations at the Everglades Detention Facility in South …
Florida’s expansion of vouchers for families who want to enroll their children in private schools is leading to tighter budgets at public schools across the state. In 2023, the Republican-led …
Over the past week, red tide was observed in 20 samples from Northwest Florida. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were observed in five samples. We continue to use satellite …
Whether we drink it, bathe in it, cook with it, or flush it, we most often associate our water with the provider that pipes it into our homes and to whom we pay our bill. It might be the water system …
Despite overwhelming opposition from city, county, hospital, and school district lobbyists, a House spending panel approved a bill on Wednesday to increase the amount of money people injured by the …
BRADENTON — On Friday, December 19, the Holly Jolly Trolley Christmas Parade will roll through Manatee County once again, bringing music, laughter, and holiday cheer to older adults across the …
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, or lack of …
The Manatee Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller is alerting residents to a new version of the recurring jury duty scam after receiving a report from a Manatee County resident. Scammers …
In a split vote during Tuesday's meeting, Commissioner Tal Siddique received the BOCC appointment to lead Manatee County Commission meetings as Board Chairman for 2026. Near the …
Health care providers and insurers in Florida could opt out of providing or paying for health care services, such as abortion, that violate their conscience and under a 2023 state law, they cannot be …
A measure ( HB 133 ) that would lower the age to purchase a long gun in Florida from 21 to 18 years old passed its second and final committee in the state House on Tuesday and will hit the floor when …
The Manatee County Commission and the Palmetto City Commission will be in session this week. On Monday, …
On Sept. 14, 2023, in the outskirts of Naples, a chain of timed explosions tore through limestone rock on farm land owned by West Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene, rattling nearby homes in Golden …