Sarasota schools respond to Uthmeier’s demand to fire teacher The district cites its own investigations into four complaints against the Pine View history teacher. Read Article »
Some 2,000 area Haitians face hardship following loss of federal protections ‘They cannot work. They cannot drive. They’re very afraid to even go to Walmart’. Read Article »
Congressional candidate walks his district in nine days ‘Montavon Marathon’ turns Tamiami into a campaign trail (without sidewalks). Read Article »
Banned Books Week, state ‘explicit content’ crackdown coincide Florida’s Secretary of Education directs school districts to pre-emptively pull objectionable books from their libraries. Read Article »
Bradenton Times Podcast: Thomas Schwarz, Bradenton City Council candidate Coming up this Sunday: Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman are joined by Thomas Schwarz to discuss his campaign. Read Article »
Key national figure visits Kirschner for Congress fundraiser Democrats put Congressional District 16 ‘in play’, but so far money tells its own story. Read Article »
Suncoast Searchlight: Uthmeier letter undercuts Sarasota in Live Local fight It’s unusual for attorney generals to comment on a pending lawsuit. Read Article »
Suncoast Searchlight: Politically connected figure at center of Uthmeier complaint against teacher The Florida Attorney General accused the Sarasota teacher of trying to ‘cancel’ an eighth-grade boy. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Monday, the New College Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to discuss 2026-27 spending plans and a lease agreement. Read Article »