Manatee County’s new Supervisor of Elections James Satcher is requesting a budget amendment that would increase the Supervisor of Elections approved FY24 budget by $841,340. …
With the Atlantic Hurricane Season beginning on June 1, AccuWeather expert meteorologists are concerned about a serious threat of rapidly intensifying storms during the 2024 …
We don't normally endorse candidates, but the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections race is very important and warrants citizens' taking a stand against corruption.
The Bradenton City Council voted 5-0 this week to acquire 30-plus acres of property from Tropicana for $5.25 million. The property will be used as the site of the city's new …
Local brewers/distillers Good Liquid moved one step closer to opening their new tasting room in downtown Bradenton on Wednesday when the Bradenton City Council unanimously approved …
Rick Scott is throwing his hat in the ring to lead the Senate Republican Caucus. Scott joins a field that already includes Idaho’s John Thune and Texas’ John Coryn, both of whom have …
It will be a fairly slow week in local government. On Monday, all local government sites will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
On Tuesday, Manatee County Commissioners convened for a two-part work session addressing two topics. The morning portion of the meeting was dedicated to an update presentation on …
The Inlets at Riverdale Master Association (a boating HOA encompassing The Inlets, Harbour Walk, and The Reserve off of SR 64 in east Manatee County) has taken legal action against Carlos Beruff's …
Six potential state constitutional amendments will be decided on November's ballot. Two were proposed by citizen initiatives, while four are being brought forward by the state legislature …
Manatee County government has announced the following Memorial Day observances taking place throughout the region over the course of the holiday weekend.
Births continued a historic slide in all but two states last year, making it clear that a brief post-pandemic uptick in the nation’s birth numbers was all about planned pregnancies that had …
President Joe Biden is set to announce in New Hampshire on Tuesday that 1 million claims have been granted for benefits under the toxic exposure law that Congress approved less …
Questions are being raised concerning Manatee County’s Code Enforcement Division and whether a county commissioner may be inappropriately giving directives to code enforcement officials. …
The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Education Issues Committee observes the Manatee County School Board meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League and notes adherence, or lack …
A Messianic Jewish activist who pretended to be Muslim and said he was concerned about Islamophobia met undercover over the last four weeks with Muslim professors at the …
Johannes Werner: They were on their way to pick watermelons, but they never got to the field. Early Tuesday morning on a state highway near Ocala, a pickup truck sideswept the school-bus type shuttle …
Red tide was not observed in samples collected statewide over the past week. No reports of fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were received over the past week. For …
Thanks to Manatee County Commission Chair Mike Rahn, the Sunshine Skyway bridge will not light up its Raibow display during Pride month or its Gun Violence Awareness display. As the Skyway …
TBT publisher and former Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash has voluntarily dismissed an administrative challenge to the county's controversial change in wetland protection policies. McClash …