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Manatee County

Manatee County is making MCAT bus fare free for 18 months

Manatee County is making MCAT bus fare free for 18 months. This is because the county hopes this will reduce traffic.
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Saturday: free dental cleanings in Manatee County for kids 6-17 years old

On October 29th, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Dental clinic is doing free dental treatments for children 6 to 17 years old.
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Manatee County makes strides toward reducing homelessness

Manatee County is making major developments to ensure that people experiencing homelessness have resources.

Manatee commissioner colluded with Texas man on anti-abortion law, pro-choice groups call for investigation

A Manatee County Commissioner worked with a Texas pro-life advocate to draft an ordinance banning abortion in the county. Commissioner James Satcher is now ignoring constituents and media, while reproductive rights groups call for him...

Conservation groups will sue Manatee County over Piney Point pollution

Conservation groups plan to sue Manatee County over a proposal to inject water from the Piney Point stack into the lower Floridan aquifer.

Deputies arrest woman who asked for name and badge number during Manatee commission meeting

Less than 30 seconds passes between the time Kimberly Cox asked the deputy if he trespassed another woman from the building and him twisting her arm behind her back and placing her under arrest. For...
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Manatee County issues red tide advisory for Anna Maria Island and Palma Sola Bay

Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee) said there are traces of red tide on the north & south ends of Anna Maria Island.
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Manatee commissioner celebrates ‘huge win’ in pushing to be first county to ban abortion

A commissioner in Manatee County Tuesday called voting to fund two pro-life pregnancy centers a “huge win” in his push to make Manatee the first county in Florida to ban abortions. The vote came as...

HRK warned of disaster at Piney Point for months and asked for help, now DEP says they’re on the hook

HRK holdings spent months warning Manatee commissioners and state officials of impending disaster at Piney Point. Despite the pleas for help, Florida officials said HRK will be on the hook for a narrowly avoided catastrophe...

Senate approves 3 million for Piney Point clean up

On Wednesday, the Florida Senate passed a budget amendment allocating $3 million to help in the Piney Point clean-up. Cleaning and closing the site is expected to cost upwards of $200 million. LISTEN: The appropriations...

Manatee commission okays pumping water from Piney Point gyp stack underground

The Manatee County Commission Tuesday okayed a proposal to pump remaining water from the Piney Point gyp stacks into a deep injection well across the road. The measure passed unanimously despite similar proposals failing in...

Possible second breach detected as Piney Point gyp stacks still in danger of catastrophic collapse

Officials in Manatee County said a drone discovered a possible second breach at the Piney Point gyp stacks Monday. A full collapse is still possible, even as crews double efforts to drain contaminated water into...
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