Democratic lawmakers are attempting to amend the Florida bill to allow local governments to maintain control over water ...

On Tuesday, commissioners voted 5-1 to not add fluoride to the county's drinking water. They also said they will not repair the county's fluoridation system.

Manatee County has approved a $5.66 million loan to One Stop Housing to support an affordable housing project near Cortez Road in Bradenton. One Stop Housing pitched the idea for the project last ...

Manatee County commissioners will not repair drinking water fluoridation system, citing a cost of millions ahead of a likely statewide fluoride ban.

The fee charged to residents would add millions to the county budget for cleaning canals and waterways and enhancing the ...

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...

It started with one commissioner asking questions. That opened up a whole new can of worms when commissioners, and then the public, found out the machine that fluoridates the water in manatee county ...

Manatee County commits funds to affordable housing and environmental projects, including a $5.6M loan for housing and $3.1M for beach restoration.

The Manatee County Commission approved the rules in a 6-0 vote, with Commissioner Carol Ann Felts absent. Commissioner George Kruse said the rules that the board has approved so far are not likely ...

That opened up a whole new can of worms when commissioners, and then the public, found out the machine that fluoridates the water in Manatee County hasn’t worked in years. Manatee County ...

Manatee County leaders are set to debate whether the county should end its decades-long practice of adding fluoride to drinking water this week. An ordinance that is up for a vote at a board ...

Manatee's DOGE committee will be made up of county staff, the clerk, and five citizens with backgrounds in finance.