If you look closely at your recent property tax bill, you will notice that some of the millage rates have changed. The Countywide Operating millage has dropped from 5.2942 to 5.1442 per $1,000 of …
The regional water supply authority is asking residents of unincorporated Sarasota County, the city of North Port, Charlotte County, and DeSoto County to conserve water. The only unique …
On behalf of the more than 50,000 students and 6,600 employees of the school district, we humbly thank the citizens of Manatee County for their overwhelming support as displayed in Tuesday’s …
This week, Democrats got what should have been a massive wake-up call via off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey that do not bode well for next year's midterms. It was probably no coincidence …
Imagine having $500/month removed from your paycheck. Imagine having the equivalent of one full year of schooling stripped from your child’s education. Imagine budding high school scientists no …
The Manatee County School District has a $1 billion budget, yet 51 percent of 3rd graders fail to read at grade level. The extra 1 mill tax did not improve this leading indicator, even with …
When I was invited to come to Bradenton earlier this week to speak to your Board of County Commissioners about their proposed "Sanctuary County for the Unborn" bill, I eagerly accepted, because the …
My good friend recently reminded me of the Dr. Seuss book, Yertle the Turtle ; a story of rhymes about a turtle who thinks he is the king of the pond. Yertle demanded the other turtles stack upon …
With the referendum on whether to extend the temporary extra millage point for school property taxes looming, there has been a lot of online debate as to whether the district has been collecting full …
This week, the Manatee County Commission took its first meaningful steps in the once-a-decade process of redrawing the district boundaries for the board’s five in-district commissioners …
Voters don’t like it when politicians change their minds, so I am at risk of being accused of such by writing this column. But as the old saying goes, "you don’t know what you don’t …
For years, the term fake news has been used to describe propaganda sites that literally fabricated stories to farm click revenue and/or sew political chaos. It was then co-opted by President Trump …
Comedic legend Dave Chappelle released his latest special on Netflix earlier this month. It was met with a predictable level of media furor, as hundreds of articles from all over the world echoed the …
On Thursday, I got word from friends that Manatee County had made national news again, this time a Washington Post article highlighting our county commission’s participation in all of the …
Over the next few weeks, Manatee County voters will decide whether or not to extend the temporary additional millage point on school property taxes that was passed in 2018 for an additional three …
Florida needs to significantly increase the current phosphate severance tax. Chapter 211.3103 F.S. should be revised to include a realistic severance tax rate. Recent events at the …
This week, commissioners and activists on both sides of the issue continued to squabble over essentially banning non-existent abortion clinics. Meanwhile, dead fish continued to foul our beaches, …
