On Wednesday, the Florida Board of Education welcomed Anastasios Kamoutsas to his first state board meeting as Commissioner ...

Manatee County Government is now accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Affordable Housing ...

Brice Claypool sits in for Dawn Kitterman. Mitch and Brice discuss the so-called Big Beautiful Bill's impacts on our energy ...

Who says holiday cheer is just for December? Join Bradenton's Village of the Arts as they celebrate their 2nd Annual ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be cooling off, for now at least, on a plan to build a second state-run immigrant detention center at the Florida National Guard training site in Clay County. The ...

The Manatee River Artists Guild Annual Art & Craft Show/Sale is Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 10AM-3PM. It is held at the Waterlefe River Club, 995 Fish Hook Cove, Bradenton, FL. Enter through the ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged patience Wednesday from Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee who asked about a ...

Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas (Photo via DOE)Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas delivered his first speech to the State Board of Education Wednesday, quoting the Book of Psalms ...

EarthTalk: Enviros Thumbs Down To Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill? Dear EarthTalk: Why are environmental advocates incensed about the content of Trump’s recently passed “Big Beautiful Bill?”—A.J., Newtown, ...

Blaise Ingoglia and Gov. Ron DeSantis in Tampa on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)The state of Florida has a new chief financial officer, and the Republican Party of Florida has a ...

National Public Radio headquarters on North Capitol Street in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Fischler/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday began ...