Bills in the Florida Legislature this year could speed up major development projects and cut local environmental protections.

Ultimately, the courts could play a deciding factor in the fate of the PGA Tour's The Sentry at the iconic Plantation Course.

Rather than pushing a plan forward simply to keep momentum, the City is choosing to pause, reassess, and change the approach.

Florida lawmakers will consider several new bills this year that could have a major impact on development in Manatee County ...