In the calls for Bridget Ziegler to resign amid her three-way revelation, many speculate that Bridget is refusing to step down from the Sarasota County School Board for financial reasons. A recent oped from our […]
If you’ve been observing Sarasota politics for a number of years, then you’ve seen Bridget and Christian Ziegler in action. It’s fair to say humility isn’t their strong suit. Christian’s “Mastering the Spin: Effective Messaging […]
How the will of Sarasota County Republican voters was overturned in 2012 In 2012, Sarasota voters witnessed how important loyalty is to the Florida GOP. It was more important than the will of their voters, […]
This weekend word got out that a $1.5 million SWFMD (Southwest Florida Water Management District) grant for improving water quality in Sarasota was denied. That grant that was expected to be a slam dunk. SWFMD […]
It’s election season! Soon voter mailboxes will be stuffed with PAC fliers. Who pays for these fliers? Finding out is difficult. Citizens United changed national elections. But in Sarasota & Manatee counties, PAC donors spend […]
Gerrymander: (verb) to divide or arrange (an area) into political units to give special advantages to one group. In the Herald Tribune, Nancy Detert assures the public that the Sarasota County Commission is not working […]
I did not expect Martin Hyde to provide a full explanation of how he violated Florida election law. But that’s exactly what he did. […]
Will defaulting on a home improvement loan make you lose your house? You might not think so, but the PACE loan program has ushered in a new era of predatory lending. The Sarasota County commission […]
A proposed County program that would loan money for energy-efficient improvements sounds like a good thing, but is it a scam? The Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, program ordinance comes up a vote before […]
The impact of dark money has been seen in our County and School Board races, but not nearly as much in the Sarasota City Commission races. Martin Hyde is running for one of the two […]
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