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Dan Bailey is optimistic about voters’ ability to pick the best candidates for the hospital board.

Olivia Mikkelsen ran unopposed.

In an online workshop, callers let their discontent be known.

Thanks to Republican mudslinging over abortion and immigrants, it’s shaping up to become the most expensive commission race in Sarasota County’s history.

Among their chief concerns: Dengue and malaria.

First order of bargaining: Save their jobs from outsourcing.

As Manatee County and Florida plot to disband island towns, opponents open a new battle line: The next elections.

But in the meantime, they try to find a way to move it elsewhere.

The school board passes her anti-LGBTQ resolution, despite their lawyer’s concerns.