Residents, students lobby school board amid Department of Education uncertainty
Around 40 Sarasota County students and residents rallied outside the school board chambers to ask the board to protect ...
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SPAC pact still faces City Commission uncertainty
A rising price tag on pared-down project, the county's fiscal disinterest and bay view easements make commissioners uneasy ...
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Sarasota begins drafting the next two-year strategic plan
Meticulous wordsmithing of the mission and vision statements sets the tone for the list of project goals for city's 2026 blueprint.
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Kathleen Passidomo endorses Lauren Melo as preferred successor in SD 28
The Naples Republican endorsed Rep. Lauren Melo less than 24 hours after Melo filed to run in Senate District 28. “During her time in the Florida House, Lauren Melo has been an outstanding partner to ...
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Legal challenge to South Florida congressional and House districts moves forward
Balart's district was racially drawn will be considered, but dismissed challenges to 2 other congressional seats.
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With no Education Dept., how would Sarasota schools pay for programs for vulnerable kids?
An online tool from the Education Law Center shows how much is at stake, state by state. It says Florida receives over $1 ...
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Gabby Petito's tragic story told in new docuseries. Here's a timeline of the case.
She'd been strangled, an autopsy report confirmed. About a month later, skeletal remains later identified as Laundrie were found in the vast Carlton Reserve in Sarasota County. He'd shot himself and ...
One of Florida’s top chefs to open two Sarasota restaurants — here’s what to know
One of Sarasota and Manatee counties’ busiest dining districts is about to welcome two of the region’s biggest restaurant ...