Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill making Florida the second state to remove fluoride from the drinking water in May.

Manatee County dentist Dr. Robert Clement also spoke to commissioners and stressed the importance of fluoride and keeping it in the water supply. “Fluoride decreases decay in children up to 65% ...

In Manatee County, commissioners have drafted a motion to remove fluoride from the drinking water, but a vote is still pending. Spectrum News CONTACT ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Officials from Pinellas County Utilities said they will stop adding fluoride to drinking water by July 2025. The county is making the change to comply with the new ...

Apparently, Fernandez is not here to serve all county residents’ needs, as all of North Miami-Dade is cut off from this service, which he touts as “Great news!” in mailers with his face on them.

Manatee County leaders are trying to roll back changes that let local development sprawl farther east over the last several years. At a recent Land Use Meeting, commissioners voted to undo a 2021 ...

Manatee County commissioners expressed outrage at the state’s opposition to their plan to restore wetland protections. Storm clouds over a wetland area at Myakka River State park in Manatee ...

Manatee County, on the other hand, has already taken action. On April 15, 2025, the Manatee County Board of Commissioners voted 5-1 to end the practice of adding fluoride to the county's drinking ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners voted this week not to add fluoride to the county's drinking water. Patrick Shea, Director of Utilities, said that county commissioners adopted an ...

Manatee County on Tuesday joined the parade of Florida communities that decided to not add fluoride to public drinking water. But the county commission’s 5-1 decision wasn’t based completely on the ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — In a decisive 5-1 vote, Manatee County commissioners have opted not to reintroduce fluoride into the county's public water supply, closing the chapter on a debate that has ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Commission Tuesday struck down an ordinance requiring the county to add fluoride to its drinking water. Not that the county has done it lately -- the ...