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The race for the Manatee County District 1 seat has officially drawn the most candidates among local 2024 races. While the seat is up for election this year, it currently sits vacant…

On Thursday,  former Manatee County School Board member Charlie Kennedy filed to run for election to the District 3 seat currently held by  Mary Foreman. Kennedy previously served as the …

Another candidate has entered the Florida House District 72 race. The house district seat was formerly represented by Republican Tommy Gregory who, in April, was named …

Cleetus McFarland Buys Myakka City Air Strip

On Thursday, YouTube star and Freedom Factory owner Cleetus McFarland announced that he bought a private airport in Manatee County. The property I'm showing you today is the …

The Republican Party of Florida has officially decided that it will oppose Amendment 3, the constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 …

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested a Riverview man they say shot multiple rounds into a vehicle during a road rage incident in Palmetto on Sunday. …

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration ATF rule meant to address the commonly referred to “gun show …

On Thursday, Manatee County Commissioners voted unanimously to have staff draft a referendum to be put to voters in Nov., asking to increase the bond limit for the county's environmental land …

U.S. House Republicans Wednesday passed a bill, with heavy support from Democrats, that would define antisemitism for the Department of Education, amid nationwide college campus …

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday banning cultivated or lab-grown meat in Florida, placing it within a conspiracy by global “elites” to destroy agriculture in the interests …

On Wednesday, Florida's controversial six-week abortion ban went into effect.  In 16 states, abortion is banned outright; eight are in the South (Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, …

New College Foundation Approves Corcoran's Bonus

New College President Richard Corcoran recently got a $200,000 bonus from the board of trustees. This is on top of the over $1 million annual pay the trustees have already promised him. The catch? …

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump appear to be on better terms following a Washington Post report that the two met Sunday morning in Miami — not at the Trump compound at Mar-a-Lago, which is …

Police and state troopers arrested nine pro-Palestinian protesters late Monday who had occupied a campus plaza at the University of Florida for days. They were among the first …

On Monday, a ruptured sewer line caused the shutdown of a portion of Ninth Street West in downtown Bradenton at approximately noon. It remained closed until around 6:30 p.m.

SOE Appointment Continues to Draw Public Scrutiny

It’s been two weeks since former county commissioner James Satcher was announced as Manatee County Supervisor of Elections...

Rattlesnake Key, a 671-acre island in Manatee County just north of Emerson Point, has been put on the market. Unless the state and county purchase the barrier island, a …

UF threatens student protesters with suspension, banishment from campus for 3 years

The University of Florida threatened pro-Palestinian student demonstrators with suspension and banishment from campus for three years if they violate a host of rules of behavior …

Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell officially filed for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, quickly attacking Republican Sen. Rick Scott, the incumbent, and his record on abortion. The former South …

During a Tuesday meeting of the Manatee County Commission, multiple commissioners expressed their support for future conversations on the possibility of consolidating some of the county …

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