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On Tuesday, commissioners voted 5-1 to not add fluoride to the county's drinking water. They also said they will not repair the county's fluoridation system.
Officials with the Manatee County school district got to see the progress of the new Barbara A. Harvey 4th through 8th grade ...
The proposed ban, part of a broad bill related to agriculture, comes after decades of communities adding fluoride to water to ...
The proposed ban, included in a broad bill dealing with the Agriculture Department, comes after decades of communities adding ...
As cities and counties across the state debate the issue, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would prevent ...
Manatee County commissioners will not repair drinking water fluoridation system, citing a cost of millions ahead of a likely statewide fluoride ban.
If Florida passes a ban, it would follow the lead of Utah, another Republican-controlled state that approved such a measure ...
The county commission's 5-1 vote comes after it learned its fluoridation system has been broken since 2021, and no fluoride ...
The vote comes amid revelations that Manatee's water supply hasn't had fluoride for the past four years due to a broken system with a nearly $2 million repair tab.
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Commission Tuesday struck down an ordinance requiring the county to add fluoride ...
Manatee County commissioners voted 5-1 to end fluoridation.
Democratic lawmakers are attempting to amend the Florida bill to allow local governments to maintain control over water ...