Manatee County Commission leaders are pushing back on changes that led to increased development over the years.

The hiring freeze would apply to all non-essential positions in Manatee County government. Manatee County commissioner writes ...

The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on ...

Senate Bill 180 would freeze tougher rules for at least two years, potentially allowing developers to rebuild under the same ...

Manatee County Superintendent Dr. Jason Wysong was terminated from his position during a special school board meeting on ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce government spending. Manatee County is working with the state to identify potential spending cuts by ...

Ron DeSantis signed Dexter's Law and Trooper's Law during a news conference in Loxahatchee on Wednesday morning.Dexter's Law ...

Manatee County commissioners are reconsidering a previously ... Under Florida law signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2023, municipalities are able to collect attorney fees as a way of ...

Crafting an across-the-board property tax cut would eliminate dollars governments rely on for dozens of needed services.

Ron DeSantis to remove board members from their seats and appoint commissioners with more developer-friendly attitudes. As Manatee County leaders prepared to restore local wetland protections ...

Manatee County leaders are trying to roll back changes ... those restrictions from the bill before it is sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis. “Instead of empowering communities to adapt and defend ...