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6 days ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Mitch Maley |Ruth Harenchar |Coleen Friedman
The Florida Capitol building on Aug. 12, 2024. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)Some of Florida’s most vulnerable people who rely on Medicaid may wind up having their care flow through managed care organizations under a bill the Legislature passed this session.
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1 month ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Christine Sexton |Coleen Friedman |Dawn Kitterman |Sarah Conlisk
If it's something that the Senate wants to entertain, it's a conversation that we're always willing to have.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Jackie Llanos |Dawn Kitterman |Coleen Friedman |Brian Beltz
PALMETTO — Tickets are on sale for a special one-night-only benefit concert, Rock ‘N’ Support, featuring Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd, with special guest Marcus King held at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, Friday, November 15.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Maley |Ariana Figueroa |Michael Moline |Coleen Friedman
Last week, I wrote a column explaining how the county’s expensive, tax-payer-funded PR machine was attempting to mislead the public regarding the county commission’s most recent giveaway to the developers who have purchased their seats. This week, the bull manure was piled even higher as well-coordinated propaganda came at voters from additional angles.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Ariana Figueroa |Michael Moline |Coleen Friedman |Dawn Kitterman
BRADENTON — On Wednesday, approximately 1.2 million gallons of mostly raw sewage was bypassed and discharged into the Manatee River. "At 12:10 pm the city water Reclamation Facility experienced an operational failure," read the FDEP pollution notice. "The filter system had a blockage of the media causing 1.2 million gallons of partially treated wastewater to be bypassed into the Manatee River. The bypass was closed at 5:10 pm and the river sampling was started.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Don Laible |Ariana Figueroa |Michael Moline |Coleen Friedman
Mitch Keller and David Bednar had a blast representing the Pittsburgh Pirates at the 2023 MLB All-Star Game in Seattle. It’s been nine months now since Keller and Bednar received word from their manager, Derek Shelton, that they would be busy during the 2023 All-Star break, and the kids still stretch their longest smiles when remembering the experience.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Ariana Figueroa |Michael Moline |Coleen Friedman |Dawn Kitterman
A child only 2 years old fractured her clavicle after a fall down the steps. A 62-year-old wheelchair user fell while transferring to the toilet, breaking his femur. A 19-year-old started seizing during a hot bath, resulting in second-degree burns all over her body. And a man, 58, experienced a heart attack in his bathroom, hitting the ground so hard on his fall that his intestines bled out. He died on the bathroom floor.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Jill Jaracz |Emma Rubin |Coleen Friedman |Ariana Figueroa
The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Government Committee observes Manatee County Commission meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League and notes adherence, or lack of adherence, to good governance procedures and the Sunshine Law. The following are the major points from the board’s regular meeting on 2/27/2024.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
thebradentontimes.com | Ariana Figueroa |Michael Moline |Coleen Friedman |Dawn Kitterman
Although check writing was the primary means of monetary exchange in the 1980s, today the practice is hardly used. Compared to the instantaneous gratification of a quick Venmo or Zelle payment, checks are a much slower exchange of funds. However, while this process is a slower form of payment, it is still commonly used today by landlords, contractors, and real estate agents. Additionally, for people without internet access, having a checkbook is a necessity.
