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Farmers hope immigration bill yields more foreign ag workers
Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you’re as likely to find tomatoes picked in Sinaloa, Mexico, as Central California or oranges from Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Bradenton, Fla.
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LOCAL NEWS
Weather alert: A 50-50 chance of storms in Bradenton on Tuesday
There is a 50 percent of scattered showers and thunderstorms in Bradenton on Tuesday afternoon and into the evening, according to the National Weather Service.
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EDUCATION
Manatee School District layoffs reach 282
The Manatee County School Board heard at a workshop Monday how the district administration plans to tackle a $14.8 million shortfall in next year's budget.
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STATE
Man wrestles, kills 128-pound python in Florida City
A Miami man has caught a record-setting Burmese python in a rural area of southeast Miami-Dade County.
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CRIME
Suspect in Bradenton slaying out of intensive care
Bradenton Police waiting for suspect in Karen Mudgett's death to get well enough to face charges.
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EDUCATION
Parents, students rally in support of Manatee teachers
Less than an hour before a scheduled school board budget workshop, parents and their children, along with community supporters, flanked the doorway to the Manatee County School District administrative offices Monday chanting support for teachers.
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POLITICS
Gallen: Ads for Manatee County proposed sales tax increase are misleading
'I'm concerned the Healthy Manatee 1/2 penny sales tax campaign is making promises of tax relief,' Commissioner Gallen wrote to County Administrator Ed Hunzeker.
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LOCAL NEWS
Manatee-Sarasota projects escape governor's veto pen
The governor vetoed more than $368 million in projects from a $74.5 billion budget.
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IMG ACADEMY
IMG celebrates $15M dorms in Bradenton
IMG Academy completes 500-bed residence hall as part of continued expansion.
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KRIS WEISKOPF
No-Kill Column: Vet, Manatee coalition save abused dog Lady
It was hard to judge how long the poor dog Lady had been neglected, but it was long enough for her collar to become embedded deep into her neck.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Scott squashes $368M in pork spending
Gov. Rick Scott hailed his spending plan as a "Families First" budget.
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