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WSLR News presented the 2024 Public Newsroom Series forums featuring journalists, academics, attorneys, and subject experts. The series sought to  build our local news ecosystem and investigate ways for community members to strengthen our democracy by participating in news production themselves.

 

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This Week in Local Government

On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will discuss Ringling Bridge lighting and handing over a downtown street to a developer. On Wednesday, city planners will review Florida Studio Theatre’s proposal to build an eight-story mixed-use building downtown, and plans for a 10-story hotel on Fruitville Road. 

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This Week in Local Government

It’s Thanksgiving week, with few public meetings. On Tuesday, the North Port Commission will discuss borrowing $64 million for Price Boulevard construction, and what topics to bring to the state legislature.

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