Sarasota County has delayed presentations scheduled by potential capital lobbyists after staff admitted to an error in seeking them out, according to an internal memo ...

As concerns with development have become the preeminent political issue in Sarasota, the County Commission will appoint new members to its important Planning Commission next week. The Planning ...

Sarasota County is proposing a 13% increase in fire assessment fees for the third consecutive year. The increase would help fund a 22.9% budget increase for the Emergency Services Department, ...

Sarasota County is proceeding with a plan to allow one of the area’s most powerful developers to build a road that will connect the fast-growing communities in south Sarasota County, where the ...

After her election victory in 2024, Sarasota County Commissioner Teresa Mast donated the unspent remainder of her campaign funds — nearly $30,000 — to a nonprofit run by her husband from which the ...

Sarasota County commissioners signaled they were unhappy with the size of the sheriff’s budget request this year at a budget meeting where they forecast storm clouds on the fiscal horizon. County ...

Correction: Ryan Lieberman is a member of the Argus Foundation but does not sit on its board, a previous version of the story said otherwise. As concerns with development have become the preeminent ...

Despite tough talk from Sarasota County commissioners, this year’s final budget workshop ended with little progress on curbing spending. Commissioners met on Tuesday, where they spent four hours in a ...

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Sarasota Police Department launch pedestrian and bicycle safety initiative. High-visibility enforcement will focus on education and run from August 29 to May 8.