Mitch and Dawn discuss the evolving field of candidates for the Manatee County Commission, Manatee School Board, the District 71 and 72 Florida House races, and the District 16 Congressional seat.

Manatee County Commission Chair Tal Siddique joins TBT's Mitch Maley to discuss local issues, including preemption efforts by the state legislature, the effort to change the structure of Seaport Manatee, a proposed cruise ship hub nearby, development/infrastructure challenges, and pushback from animal activists on the pre-fab kennels the county is using at Bishop Animal Shelter.

This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the BOCC boat ramp vote, Congressmen Buchanan and Steube's votes on a bill to further reduce wetland and hazardous discharge protections, the Susie Wiles interview, and much, much more!

This week, Mitch discusses Democrats flipping the mayoral race in Miami for the first time in three decades, President Trump's wild week, the flip-flop on releasing the second strike videos of a boat in Venezuela, the potential mergers for Warner Bros., and more.

Back after a week off for the holiday, Mitch & Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's vote for a new chairperson, and Mitch's column on what is really driving the push for war in Venezuela.

Glenn Pearson is a Democrat running for the District 16 House seat currently held by Vern Buchanan. Glenn joins TBT's Mitch Maley to discuss why he's running and what he thinks Democrats must do to meet the current moment in American politics.

Mitch and Dawn discuss a book on how social media is changing childhood development, the Manatee County Commission's recent denial of a dubious development ploy, Dems caving on the shutdown, and much more!