Three seats are up for grabs with incumbents Mike Rahn and Amanda Ballard defending and Jason Bearden bowing out.

Worried commissioners could be removed from office, Manatee County Commission Chairman George Kruse postponed two votes that would have prompted a showdown with state officials. Kruse announced the ...

Manatee County leaders are considering a major overhaul of the county’s Planning Commission, citing a list of complaints about how the board operates. The Planning Commission is a seven-member ...

Manatee County voters snubbed Tallahassee last fall when they rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’ hand-picked, pro-development commission candidates and instead elected a slate of grassroots Republicans who ...

Manatee County commissioners narrowly approved a new district high school after a lengthy discussion about nearby infrastructure concerns. On Tuesday, the board voted 4-3 to approve the School ...