Commissioner Amanda Ballard says it costs the county $1.23 per resident each year for fluoridation, or more than $500,000 ...

The change will take effect in 30 days, allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to consume fluoridated water.

The future of fluoride in Miami-Dade County's drinking water is up to local leaders Tuesday morning. County commissioners are ...

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners has voted to remove fluoride from the county water system. The issue, sponsored ...

Miami-Dade commissioners met on Tuesday and their agenda included a vote on whether or not the county’s public drinking water ...

Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez speaks to the press about the legislation he sponsored to remove the fluoride from public drinking water, something that has been done since the 1950s, during the ...

The measure passed by an 8-2 vote, but County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava could opt to veto the measure in the next 10 days.

For nearly seven decades, fluoride has been added to Miami-Dade County’s public water supply. This practice was widely accepted as a public good. But the science, the availability of fluoride in ...

Manatee County's stormwater maintenance team has completed approximately 600 of nearly 800 outstanding work orders.

With hurricane season about two months away, Manatee County officials are pumping an extra $2 million into efforts to clean up the county’s canal system and prevent flooding. Carmine DeMilio ...

The 2025 hurricane season is quickly approaching, and Manatee County is nowhere near done clearing downed trees and debris that caused severe flooding problems during hurricanes Debby, Helene and ...