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Over the past four years, the billion-dollar enterprise known as Manatee County Government has been hollowed out from within. Devoid of leadership and stripped of decades of institutional knowledge, …

How Do We Get out of This Mess?

My name is Brice Claypoole. I’m 16 years old. I have a deep love for our nature and a passion for protecting it. I’ve been following Manatee County politics—and their impact on our …

BOCC Sticks with Developers on Impact Fees

At Thursday’s land use meeting, Manatee County Commissioners took their final vote on a massive giveaway to developers and enacted a discounted impact fee schedule that will ensure growth does …

Thanks for Nothing, Ron

Ron DeSantis has some explaining to do. An overwhelming number of Manatee County voters helped him get elected to two terms as Governor. What has he done to repay them? He’s used backroom …

James Satcher is a Threat to Democracy

Just when you think that our incompetent and unethical interim Supervisor of Elections can’t get worse, James Satcher says, hold my beer. His actions represent not just a threat but an urgent …

The Florida House of Representatives District 72 Republican primary features four candidates: Richard Green, Alyssa Gay, Richard Tatem, and Bill Conerly. The winner will take on unopposed Democrat …

The Manatee County School Board District 1 race is a nonpartisan contest featuring three candidates: Heather Felton, Alex Garner, and Mark Stanoch. If no candidate gets a majority of the votes, the …

You see those glossy postcards in your mailboxes, and you get those annoying text messages. All are sent by developers with the intent to con you into voting for a candidate who will make them …

Satcher Shows his True Colors ... Again

Recently anointed Manatee County Supervisor of Elections James Satcher had one job before the upcoming election: prove he could be nonpartisan in an office for which the attribute is an essential …

The Manatee County Property Appraiser race will feature incumbent Charlie Hackney and challenger Darin C. George. Both candidates are Republican, but because a write-in candidate withdrew from the …

Take It Back Before It’s Gone

Two weeks ago, we discussed their  attack ads . Last week, we looked at  actual facts  and their voting records. For the final installment (maybe), we’re looking into their …

The Manatee County Commission District 1 Republican primary will feature Carol Ann Felts and Steve Metallo. The winner will face NPA Jen Hamey and Democrat Glenn Pearson in November’s general …

The Manatee County Commission District 3 Republican primary will feature Talha "Tal" Siddique and April Culbreath. In September of last year, Siddique announced that he would challenge Manatee …

The Manatee County Commission District 5 Republican primary will feature Dr. Robert McCann challenging the appointed incumbent, Ray Turner. Turner was installed in the seat nearly a year ago to …

Grassroots Group Wants to "Take Back" Manatee County

Campaigns are in full swing with candidate messages reaching voters, but a new "voice" hopes it can reach local voters with its message about special interest influence ...

The Manatee County Commission District 7 Republican primary will feature two incumbents, D-7’s George Kruse and D-3’s Kevin Van Ostenbridge, the latter of whom dropped out of his district …

On Friday evening, September 8, 2023, an item was added to the Manatee County Commission September 12 meeting agenda. Item 55 was a motion to move the Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court’s …

The next Manatee County Supervisor of Elections will be decided in the August Republican Primary. The race pits Scott Farrington, who until recently was the county’s deputy SOE, against …

On those rare occasions when my neighborhood friend and I talk about politics, our discussions typically end with us agreeing to disagree. I say “typically” because there are exceptions. …

The Full Funding of Half Truths

On May 31, my current opponent, Kevin Van Ostenbridge, jumped out of his Dist 3 race and into my at-large race. I called this from the dais back in October. After three generations of living in the …

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