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Rising public funding for private schools, shrinking enrollment, inflation, and end of COVID dollars lead to hard choices.

DOGE is gone. But the ‘Hands off our Social Security’ organizer says he has no plans of stopping.

WSLR News reporter Gretchen Cochran hears mostly skepticism – and a bit of enthusiasm.

The documentary celebrates a Palmetto tradition and a hometown hero. It premieres Saturday at the Sarasota Film Festival. 

Superintendent Terry Connor and district staff gave the school board an update this Tuesday.

On Monday, the City of Sarasota Commission will get an update on the 1st Street workforce housing project. Tuesday, the Sarasota County Commission will consider extending its environmental lands purchasing program, and the Sarasota School superintendent will give the board an update on the district’s substantial school makeover. The Manatee County Commission will discuss immigration status checks by non-profits.

Coming up this Sunday: Dawn Kitterman and Mitch Maley touch on Trump’s rumored plan to pull out of NATO and more.

A WSLR analysis shows most undocumented people arrested in Sarasota and turned over to ICE were charged with only minor crimes.

The immigration enforcement agency is looking for office space in Florida, including in Sarasota.

SB 1028, which aims to funnel policyholders into the private market, will soon be on DeSantis’ desk. The insurance industry and regulators are against it.