It will be another quiet week in local government. The Manatee County Commission remains on recess through July 29.
The five Democratic state lawmakers who were denied entrance to inspect the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades last week filed a lawsuit in the Florida Supreme Court against …
Over the past week, the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not observed in samples collected statewide. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track …
The Manatee County School District stands to lose nearly $1.5 million from its voter-approved, additional one mill school property tax after the Manatee County tax collector levied …
In Florida, and across America, higher education is facing unprecedented attacks — affecting what subjects can be taught, how university presidents can be ousted, whether various …
On Florida’s Gulf Coast, our waters are more than scenery; they are a lifeline. Following the 2024 hurricane season, which brought widespread damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, …
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce its undocumented immigrant illegal entry and re-entry law while litigation continues in the case that led to a federal judge finding the …
Big changes are coming to garbage, recycling, and yard waste pickup in unincorporated Manatee County, and residents now have an easy way to stay informed. Beginning October 6, …
A Manatee County Judge has denied Scott Hopes’ motion for dismissal in the State of Florida’s ongoing case against the former county administrator. …
Manatee County Veterans Services has partnered with Bay Area Legal Services to offer free monthly legal clinics for veterans at its Bradenton office, beginning this month. “This partnership …
The Trump administration has paused more than $6 billion in funding already appropriated by Congress that could affect after-school, student support, teacher training, English …
Days after President Donald Trump signed a massive budget bill, attorneys for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its state members in Massachusetts and Utah filed a lawsuit Monday …
Our Next Mission, a local nonprofit that provides housing to at-risk veterans, currently has a two-bedroom, partially furnished unit in Pescara Lake Mobile Home Park in Bradenton, …
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened tariffs from 25% to 40% on all goods from seven countries, including major U.S. trade partners Japan and South Korea. The tariffs would go into effect …
Mega-farmer Francis Alfred “Alfie” Oakes III addresses the camera as massive watermelons come rolling down a conveyor belt at one of his farms in Collier County. Behind him are workers, …
Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Florida …
A new Florida law impacting first-time learner license holders under the age of 18 goes into effect this summer. While the law is effective July 1, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) …
The federal government is disavowing responsibility for Florida’s Everglades immigration center the morning after people awaiting deportation arrived. The U.S. Department of Homeland …
Over the past week, the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not observed in samples collected statewide. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track …
It will be another very quiet week in local government with no meetings of note on any local government calendars. The Manatee County Commission remains on recess through July …