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    Latest In Government

    Manatee County Commissioners to Hold Emergency Meeting Today to Consider Additional Steps to Protect Public Health

    Manatee County Commissioners to Hold Emergency Meeting Today to Consider Additional Steps to Protect Public Health

    Apr 3, 2020

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    Manatee County Extends Closure of Public Buildings to April 30

    Manatee County Extends Closure of Public Buildings to April 30

    Apr 2, 2020

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    Gov. DeSantis Issues Lockdown Order

    Gov. DeSantis Issues Lockdown Order

    Apr 2, 2020

    by Jacob Ogles

    Government Archives

    Florida's Statewide Stay-At-Home Order issued by Governor DeSantis

    Apr 2, 2020

    Four Sarasotans Still Trapped on Cruise Ship

    Apr 2, 2020

    Gov. DeSantis Issues Stay-At-Home Order

    Apr 2, 2020

    Manatee County Extends Local State of Emergency, Announces Other Closures

    Mar 31, 2020

    City of Sarasota Suspends Development Permit Expirations and Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Closure Extended Through April 26

    Mar 31, 2020

    DOH Sarasota Pauses COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Site Until Tuesday

    Mar 30, 2020

    Boat Ramps, Bird Key Park Parking Lot Closed

    Mar 30, 2020

    Manatee County Children Eat for Free During COVID-19 School Closures

    Mar 28, 2020

    DOH Sarasota To Offer Drive-thru Specimen Collection For COVID-19 Starting Today

    Mar 27, 2020

    Nearly 50 Patients Seen During Department of Health's First Day of COVID-19 Collections

    Mar 27, 2020

    Ringling Bridge Illumination Part of Statewide Unity Effort

    Mar 26, 2020

    CARES Act Update: Anticipated to be Signed into Law this Week

    Mar 26, 2020

    Building Division Dropbox Available For Plans and Paperwork

    Mar 26, 2020

    Manatee County Manatee County Announces Parks, Boat Ramp Updates

    Mar 26, 2020

    Department of Health (DOH) Announces COVID-19 Drive-Through Specimen Collection Site Thursday to Sunday

    Mar 25, 2020

    Supervisor of Elections Announces Temporary Office Closures Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Mar 25, 2020

    Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization Temporary Closure

    Mar 24, 2020

    Selby Five Points Park To Close For Repairs; Ringling Bridge Pedestrians Urged To Help Limit COVID-19 Spread

    Mar 24, 2020

    Sheriff’s Office Continues COVID-19 Precautions

    Mar 24, 2020

    Manatee County to Offer Complimentary Service Beginning Today

    Mar 23, 2020

    Manatee County Public Beaches to Close Today, March 20 at 6 am

    Mar 20, 2020

    Lido Beach to Close–City of Sarasota Restricts On-Premises Alcohol Sales

    Mar 20, 2020

    Sarasota County Beaches to Close Saturday

    Mar 20, 2020

    Sarasota County Tax Collector Reduces DMV Services; Extends Deadlines for Licenses

    Mar 19, 2020

    Visitation Update from Manatee Memorial Hospital

    Mar 19, 2020

    Governor Ron DeSantis Activates Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program

    Mar 18, 2020

    Sarasota County Tax Collector Reduces DMV Services; Extends Deadlines for Licenses

    Mar 18, 2020

    Visit Sarasota County Closes Visitor Centers; Boosts Virtual Support

    Mar 18, 2020

    City Recreational Facilities to Close This Week; Public Meetings Scaled Back

    Mar 18, 2020

    Manatee County Clerk of Court Celebrates Sunshine Week

    Mar 12, 2020

    Lakewood Ranch Boulevard Extension Now Open

    Mar 9, 2020

    Sarasota Students Sworn in During Nationwide Enlistment Ceremony; Oath Administered by NASA Astronaut and U.S. Army Colonel

    Mar 9, 2020

    Galvano Willing To Consider New College Merger

    Feb 20, 2020

    Supervisor Of Elections Urges Voters To Consider Vote-By-Mail For March 17 Presidential Primary

    Feb 17, 2020

    County Government Offices To Close February 17 In Observance Of Presidents Day

    Feb 11, 2020

    City of Sarasota And Manatee Community Federal Credit Union To Host Open House And Car Sale

    Feb 10, 2020

    U.S. House Passes Buchanan-Backed Bill to Preserve Sarasota Bay

    Feb 10, 2020

    Claudia Barnett Elected Chairperson Of Sarasota Historic Preservation Advisory Board

    Feb 10, 2020

    Tidy Up With The Nokomis Community Cleanup

    Feb 10, 2020

    Sarasota County Commission Creates Economic Development Week

    Feb 10, 2020

    Survey To Weigh Support For Mental Health District

    Feb 10, 2020

    State Grant Awarded For Sarasota Generators Post-Irma

    Feb 6, 2020

    Manatee County Clerk of Court Celebrates Couples on Valentine’s Day

    Feb 3, 2020

    DEO Awards Grant to Sarasota

    Feb 3, 2020

    Manatee County Commissioners Confirm New Public Safety Director Jacob Saur

    Jan 30, 2020

    Buchanan Wants Panthers Safe As Heartland Parkway Starts

    Jan 28, 2020

    Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s Unemployment Rate Has Dropped to a Record Low

    Jan 28, 2020

    Sarasota Schools Reach Deal With Union

    Jan 27, 2020

    Patrick J. Duggan to Speak at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

    Jan 27, 2020

    Mayor Bryant Ushers in a New Year as the 2020 MPO Governing Board Chair

    Jan 27, 2020

    Voter Registration Deadline Nearing for March 17 Presidential Primary

    Jan 23, 2020

    Cold Weather Shelters Opens Tonight in Sarasota

    Jan 21, 2020

    Local Foundations Push to Re-establish Florida Forever Fund

    Jan 21, 2020

    Baugh Attends, Praises Signing of China Deal

    Jan 20, 2020

    Florida Chamber Forecasts 200K New Jobs in 2020

    Jan 13, 2020

    Manatee District Graduation Rates Show Upward Trend Overall and in Different Demographic Groups

    Jan 10, 2020

    Supervisor of elections to speak at federal elections summit

    Jan 10, 2020

    Visit Sarasota County Announces Fiscal Year 2020 Board of Directors

    Jan 9, 2020

    Robinson Seeks Money To Lift Oyster Populations

    Jan 9, 2020

    Manatee County accepting applications for Infrastructure Sales Tax Oversight Committe

    Jan 8, 2020

    DID Restarts the Lights Downtown Program and Proposes Gateway Signage

    Jan 7, 2020

    Ron Turner Prepares for 'Super Bowl of Elections'

    Jan 6, 2020

    Governor Ron DeSantis Announces More Than $5.2 Million in Awards to Small and Rural Florida Communities to Improve Infrastructure

    Jan 3, 2020

    Manatee County Offers New Parking Meter Options at Downtown Parking Garage

    Jan 1, 2020

    City Credit Union Partner to Provide Residents with Access to Financial Services

    Dec 31, 2019

    City Hall to Observe New Year’s Holiday; No change to trash, recycling collection

    Dec 30, 2019

    Sarasota County "No Swim" Advisories Lifted for Nokomis Beach and North Jetty Beach

    Dec 30, 2019

    Robinson Rolls Dice On Another Lottery Bill

    Dec 23, 2019

    Sarasota County Opened Its Cold Shelters on Wednesday

    Dec 19, 2019

    Moran Chosen as 2020 Commission Chair

    Dec 16, 2019

    Manatee County Accepting Applications for NAACP Seat on Children's Services Advisory Board

    Dec 13, 2019

    Sarasota County School Board Appoints Jody Dumas to the Position of Assistant Superintendent, Chief Operating Officer

    Dec 11, 2019

    Betsy Benac Elected 2020 County Commission Chair

    Dec 11, 2019

    Sarasota County School Board Appoints Mitsi Corcoran as Interim Superintendent

    Dec 11, 2019

    With Meters Installed, the Parking Advisory Committee Sees its Job Coming to An End

    Dec 2, 2019

    Sarasota County Looking for Public Feedback on SCAT Redesign

    Nov 28, 2019

    The MPO Wants You To Think About the City of the Future

    Nov 26, 2019

    Manatee County Clerk of Court converts its auditing department

    Nov 26, 2019

    Residents invited to Lift Station 87 community outreach meeting Dec. 5

    Nov 26, 2019

    Sarasota County Schools Partners with State and Local Governments on Hurricane Preparedness

    Nov 25, 2019

    Pilot Plant Program Encourages Homeowners to Plant Mature Trees

    Nov 22, 2019

    City Offices Closed for Thanksgiving; Garbage Collection Schedule Changes

    Nov 21, 2019

    Sarasota County Approves Controversial Redistricting Map

    Nov 20, 2019

    Sarasota Schools Formally Approve Bowden Severance

    Nov 20, 2019

    After Public Resistance, County Commission Moves Forward with Redistricting

    Nov 20, 2019

    City to Consider Documenting its Public Art

    Nov 18, 2019

    Sarasota County to Celebrate "America Recycles Day"

    Nov 12, 2019

    Bowden Agrees to Separation Agreement with Sarasota Schools

    Nov 12, 2019

    City Administrative Offices Closed in Observance of Veterans Day With Parade

    Nov 7, 2019

    Sarasota, TaxWatch Stress Importance Of Census

    Nov 7, 2019

    Sarasota Denies Selby Gardens Master Plan

    Nov 6, 2019

    New Single-Stream Recycling Cart Delivery Starts November

    Nov 4, 2019

    Register for the City Commission Selby Gardens Master Plan Hearing

    Nov 4, 2019

    James O'Keefe and Stephen Moore Highlight Women For Trump Florida's Road To 2020 Speaker Series

    Oct 31, 2019

    Sarasota Narrows Down Redistricting Maps

    Oct 31, 2019

    Manatee County Clerk of Court Participates in Veteran’s Stand Down Court 2019

    Oct 29, 2019

    Scenario Planning Workshop a Success for Sarasota/Manatee MPO

    Oct 29, 2019