Author: WSLR News

On Tuesday, the Sarasota County Commission will discuss repurposing federal disaster relief funding for affordable housing. The Manatee County Commission will discuss a curfew for juveniles.

DeSantis’s property tax cut plans alarm local officials.

The law limits local governments’ ability to curtail development.

Lennar Homes wants to build up to 2,047 units in one of the fastest growing areas of Manatee County.

Coming up this Sunday: Dawn Kitterman and Mitch Maley also touch on a recent book about the effects of social media on childhood development.

The day the expanded ‘Schools of Hope’ law becomes effective, two businesses file takeover requests for Brookside Middle and Booker Elementary.

The Climate Adaptation Center event focuses on biodiversity, science and emerging technologies.

Pioneer ‘arbornaut’ Meg Lowman seeks to raise $50,000 for the Myakka Canopy Walkway.

A busload of demonstrators voiced their outrage at the treatment of immigrants.

On Thursday, the Sarasota Legislative Delegation will hold its annual meeting in Venice, ahead of the 2026 session. The Manatee County Planning Commission will discuss Lennar Homes’ plan to build more than 2,000 homes on agricultural land in Parrish.