Commissioners want to cut the millage, and the state wants to cut property taxes. So what can residents live without?

Parrish’s Anthony Sciullo is Manatee County’s latest planning commissioner. Sciullo was appointed by commissioners during the Feb. 12 land use meeting, one day after the planning commission was the ...

The landowners said the land is no longer farmable, but county commissioners denied a plan to build a new neighborhood.

A Manatee County official says staffers and their family members have received threats and harassment over a proposed cruise ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Employees of Manatee County and their families are reportedly facing threats related to a proposed cruise terminal in the Rattlesnake Key area. County officials stress that ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has officially stepped down from his position after submitting his resignation letter Wednesday morning — days after he pleaded guilty to ...

Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering public lands, water quality, wildlife and everything in between. Reach him at mchesnes@tampabay.com or follow him on ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A former county commissioner accused of driving under the influence with her kids in the car says that she did nothing wrong. Felicia Franklin Warner says deputies should have ...

Yakima County commissioners are cutting expenses as the county works toward financial solvency in 2027 and beyond. On Tuesday, commissioners adopted a resolution to introduce seven new fiscal ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatee County commissioners addressed complaints surrounding recent changes to the county’s trash service. The county rolled out new, larger 96-gallon trash bins early ...