PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) - Gov. Ron DeSantis is awarding $2 million in funding to the Port Authority of Manatee to create jobs and help support infrastructure at the busy port. The governor announced ...

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

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

Following the attack in Boulder, Colorado, that left 12 people hurt this weekend, the CEO of the Jewish Federation of ...

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 ...

Manatee County commissioners expressed outrage at ... Kruse argued that such a move could even allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to remove board members from their seats and appoint commissioners with ...

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 ...