Peace & Justice Wednesday April 16 at 9: Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? This Wednesday at 9am on the Peace & Justice Report, Tom will talk to Betsy Leondar-Wright, co-author of Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? Her book is a study of how red and blue white people disagree, and offers a better method of making judgement calls. Read Article »
Republicans Sweep Hospital Board and Charter Review Board WSLR News talked to Kevin Cooper, a Sarasota Hospital Board Member-elect. Read Article »
Republicans Keep Supermajority in Florida Legislature Florida House districts representing the Suncoast went to the incumbents, James Buchanan and Fiona MacFarland. Read Article »
County Administrator Avoids Dike Breach Question Jonathan Lewis instead attacks news coverage. Read Article »
Manatee County Elections Dominated by ‘Trump Effect’ The Bradenton Times’ Mitch Maley gives us an analysis of Manatee County’s election results. Read Article »
Sarasota Sheriff: No Charges in ‘Walking While Black’ Incident But Kurt Hoffman’s statement cites teen’s ‘inappropriate behavior’ towards woman. And that upsets advocates. Read Article »
Supervising Sarasota’s Elections Gretchen Cochran has a peek under the hood of our local elections machine. Read Article »
Moran Beats Ford-Coates Sarasota County votes out its last Democrat. Now the spotlight is on Moran’s business dealings. Read Article »
Sarasota Picks New City Commissioner Kathy Kelley Ohlrich is in, Erik Arroyo is out. And that may tip the commission’s balance. Read Article »
Republicans Win Big in Florida GOP candidates sweep Miami-Dade and – no surprise – Sarasota County. But one Florida metro area bucks the trend. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will discuss handing over Cross Street in downtown to a commercial developer, and a rezone that would allow Southgate Mall to be turned into a mixed-use project. Read Article »
Floodplain Expert Challenges Buchanan Jr. Simpson hopes for Kamala effect, turnout, flooded Florida House District 74 voters. Read Article »
Self-Described ‘Moderate’ Hopes to Unseat Greg Steube Manny Lopez lashes out at Sarasota Congressman over FEMA funding, touts plans for Social Security and cheaper meds. Read Article »