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

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

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

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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare While the Occupant of the White House has wreaked havoc on the lives and fortunes of immigrant families in Los Angeles, New … ...