WSLR News
Friday, July 17, 2026
Bu the turnout at the turn-in isn’t the whole story. The officer in charge explains.
Jesse Coleman
The WSLR Board of Directors will meet Monday, July 20, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Our reporter explains how they work, and the growing role these campaign vehicles play in local elections.
Budget crunch also prompts other proposals: higher athletic fees and charging more for community use of school space.
Report examines local lawmakers’ voting records on state preemption.
Sunday, July 12, 2026
On Tuesday, the budget-pressed Sarasota School Board will discuss raising revenues, and the City of Sarasota Historic Preservation Board will get an update on the appeal to a luxury developer’s plan to tear down US Garage.
Saturday, July 11, 2026
The gerrymandered District 16 now includes Manatee, DeSoto, Hardee and parts of Polk, Sarasota and – most importantly – Pinellas County.
The ‘DC outsider’ is up against Sydney Gruters and Eddie Speir in the Republican primary.
The former Sarasota city commissioner and mayor is one of five Democrats running in the August primary.
In Mitch Maley’s satirical whodunit, the lines between Mullet County and Manatee County blur.
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