Manatee County

In an era of MAGA dominance, who owns the Republican Party?

The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation listed the Manatee Village 1887 Church among the historic places that are jeopardized.

About 20 people attended the public forum hosted at the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Church in Bradenton in partnership with Onward and Empowered Florida Inc.

Nearly 3 out of every 5 new single-family homes and condos built in Sarasota and Manatee counties were located within special taxing districts governed by developers in 2023.

The results showed a dramatic shift in construction patterns over the past three decades.

Suncoast Searchlight partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims.

This nesting season is happening while Pinellas County starts its beach renourishment project. And the lasting effects from last year's storms in Manatee County are presenting different challenges for this year’s bale of baby sea turtles.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says even more local government audits are coming after announcing a third audit in Manatee County.

To find the culprit, a team is deploying DNA-based tracking methods across four locations, including areas of Palma Sola Bay where horseback riding and swimming regularly occur.

SpaceX, which has gained international recognition for its rocket launches and partnership with NASA, is expanding operations in Florida.

Suncoast Searchlight studied property appraisals and tax bills for more than 300 homes across these special districts to create a first-of-its-kind dataset comparing their annual fees to the property taxes they pay for city and county services.

A Sarasota-area community’s effort to save its golf course by forming a special-purpose government district and issuing $24 million in public bonds has devolved into a bitter, yearslong feud over cost, governance and transparency.