Bradenton bank employees join union Also, this weekend 82 Sarasota truckers will vote whether to be represented by the Teamsters. Read Article »
‘Home Rule!’ becomes a battle cry in Manatee County As county and state try to disband island towns, upset locals are mobilizing at a rally this Saturday. Read Article »
Peace & Justice Report: School Board Candidate Liz Barker On Wednesday, May 1 at 9am, we’ll talk to Liz Barker, candidate for the Sarasota School Board, District Two. The election is August 20. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government This week begins with a neighborhood workshop about a 100-home project in Old Miakka. On Thursday, the Manatee County Commission Read Article »
Tallevast Clean Up, 20 Years Later Among the attendees of Tallevast@20: Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse. Read Article »
New College Foundation Rubber Stamps Corcoran’s bonus Funding approval comes despite board members’ worries about the potential misallocation of restricted funds. Read Article »
Herald-Tribune exclusive: Cozy communications Email exchanges with Sarasota County officials show how big developers shape policy, even before the public knows. Read Article »
Venice Council election date change plans get pushback The two newcomers to the council oppose the plan to move local poll to general elections. Read Article »
Midtown SRQ takes a big step towards groundbreaking The land at the edge of Newtown, on which the controversial mixed-use project could go up, gets a rezone. Read Article »
Moran’s next target: the Economic Development Corporation A good chunk of the public-private partnership’s funding comes from the local business tax, which the Sarasota County commissioner wants to end. Read Article »
Activists want Manatee County to fund medical 911 program Mother of Palmetto man who died in police custody says it’s overdue — and a good investment. Read Article »
Peace & Justice: Florida Nature Photography, then Indigenous People of the Northeast This Wednesday, April 24 at 9am, E. Scott Osborne will interview Florida nature photographer and author Fran Palmeri. Then we’ll talk to Adrienne Scott about the repatriation campaigns of the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust in the Northeast United States. Read Article »