It's budget season in Manatee County—and The Big Picture Manatee team is here to help you make sense of the numbers that ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving in the direction of subsidizing polluting industries and rubber-stamping permits, rather than protecting the health and well-being of people and … ...

Bradenton is moving forward with momentum. Thanks to collaboration and a shared vision, our city is seeing real progress. From new community partnerships to upcoming leadership transitions, there’s a ...

Editor's Note: This Week in Local Government lists scheduled meetings of the Manatee County Commission, Manatee County Planning Commission, Tourist Development Council and Port Authority, as well as ...

Anthony (Tony) Rege, 65, of Chicopee, MA. passed away at home in Bradenton, FL on May 28, 2025. Tony was born on February 17, 1960. He attended Chicopee Comp. High School and later attended Central ...

Mitch and Dawn discuss the BOCC's denial of a development application for increased density near a flood-prone area of east ...

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)The United States could default between Aug. 15 and Oct. 3 if Congress doesn’t act ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking the USF Health Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare in Tampa on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that the ...

September 14, 1933 - June 11, 2025. Norfolk, Massachusetts - Robert J. Valle, age 91, passed away on June 11 at a local Hospice care facility. Bob was the son of Robert P. Valle and Mary (Maffei) ...

Wynona Ruth Bosley Shelton (Ruthie) 87 peacefully went to be with her Lord on 6/20/2025 at Creekside Rehabilitation Center, Sarasota, FL. Ruthie was born 8/8/1937 to the late George and Dovie Bosley ...

October 18, 1956 — June 5, 2025 Cortez, Florida. Michael Angelo Carrubba, 68, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on June 5, 2025. Born on October 18, 1956, in Germany, he was the son of the late ...