This Week in Local Government Some of the meetings will likely be postponed, due to Hurricane Milton. Read Article »
Sarasota City Commission Candidates Talk Affordable Housing Incumbents and challengers disagree on the effectiveness of the city’s approach. Read Article »
Activists Want to SAVE Venice Elections SAVE joins other grassroots efforts fighting unpopular measures. Read Article »
Battie Lawsuit Reaches into the Electoral Realm One candidate for city commission resents how Battie has treated his wife. Read Article »
August Elections in Sarasota: What They Mean, and Who’s Running A number of elections will be final. Read Article »
Race for Manatee County elections chief pits Man of God against a technocrat Boasting 21 years of experience, Scott Farrington wants to return to the Supervisor of Elections office. Read Article »
What Do the ‘Medical Freedom’ Candidates Want? At a recent hospital board forum, only two of four showed up. And one was short on specifics. Read Article »
Players Theater May Get City Land For New Building City commissioners opt to offer to build on land next to the park, rather than within it. Read Article »
Bradenton Times exclusive: Did signs prompt retaliation by a Manatee county commissioner? The cast of characters also features a convicted felon and an inspector who lost his job. Read Article »
Bradenton Times: Grassroots group wants to ‘Take Back Manatee’ Developer dominance in local politics triggers pushback. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will again discuss legal expenses for Commissioner Battie’s defense in Franklin v Battie, and Read Article »
What an Automobile Accident Means for an Undocumented Migrant A mother of three in Manatee County faces over seven years behind bars. Read Article »
No swimming pool or museum visits for these summer campers Instead, Sarasota’s SEE Alliance offers training in political engagement. Read Article »