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Manatee County Accepting Applications for Planning Commission Seat

Manatee County is accepting applications for one seat on the Planning Commission, a citizen’s advisory committee that makes recommendations to the Board of County …

Fear and confusion over abortion access persists as SCOTUS takes its first post-Dobbs case

This year will end on a major cliffhanger for abortion access. Last November, anti-abortion activists via a powerful conservative Christian law firm asked a federal court to …

Manatee County Holiday Schedule Changes

The holidays will impact local government hours and services. Here's a look at how the calendar will be effected in Manatee County. County offices will be closed on the …

44th Avenue East Set to Fly Over I-75

The highly anticipated last link of the 44 th  Avenue East project is now officially underway, following a groundbreaking earlier this morning. Manatee County Board of …

Florida GOP Party strips chairman’s power amid rape allegation

The Republican Party of Florida on Sunday censured Chairman Christian Ziegler and stripped his power and salary—except for $1—following an alleged sexual battery against a woman in …

Hopes dim even more for immigration agreement in US Senate before holidays

U.S. senators late Monday said they are closer to an agreement on changes to immigration policy in order to clear a multi-billion-dollar global security package, but any timing on …

This Week in Local Government: 12/24/23

There will be no meetings this week in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Holidays. the Manatee County School District (all sites) will remain closed through January …

RPOF to Vote on Ziegler's Fate in Sunday Meeting

Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan are the latest state Republicans to call for their party leader to step down in the aftermath of revelations stemming from an …

The latest version of a vacation rental bill gets its first hearing in Tallahassee

As another legislative session looms in Tallahassee, so comes another attempt by Florida lawmakers to give more power to the state rather than local governments to regulate short-term vacation rental …

LWV Manatee County Commission Notes: 12/12/23

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 …

Wreaths Across America Remembers and Honors the Fallen

This Saturday is National Wreaths Across America Day. The event will occur at more than 4,200 participating locations across the country, an increase of more than 500 above last …

This Week in Local Government: 12/17/23

It will be another slow week in local governments this week. On Monday, the Palmetto City Commission will be in session for a workshop and regular meeting.  …

Commissioner Mike Rahn Appointed 2024 BOCC Chairman

At the start of the new year, a new chairman will lead Manatee County Commission meetings. During a regular meeting on Tuesday, Commissioners elected 2024 commission officer …

On Thursday, a plan to sell city-owned property across the street from Palmetto's Riverside Boat Ramp will go before the Palmetto CRA Advisory Board. It will be the first step in the …

Manatee County Attorney Bill Clague to Step Down

Rumors that Manatee County Attorney Bill Clague would resign have been rampant over the past week. On Tuesday, Clague put the rumors to rest when he publicly announced that he would …

Sarasota police have recovered a cell phone video taken by Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler of his sexual encounter with a woman who has alleged he raped he …

FL lawmakers take first step in calling for term limits in Congress

Florida already has term limits in the state Legislature—but not in Congress—and lawmakers in a state House committee Tuesday began a push for term limits in congressional seats.

This Week in Local Government: 12/10/23

The Manatee County Commission, the Manatee Port Authority, the Manatee School Board, the Bradenton City Council, and the Manatee Planning Commission will each be in session this …

Dr. Robert McCann Files to Run for District 5

The District 5 Manatere County Commissionrace draws another candidate who is pledging to help “reform the county commission.”

Are Florida homeless programs working or not?

The chair of a legislative committee that oversees spending on homeless programs in Florida says he wants to know if the “substantial amount of taxpayer dollars” the state devotes to …

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