Sarasota’s School Board, Culture Wars and Privatization

July 29, 2022 cathycantunes@gmail.com 1

Florida is America’s hottest culture war battleground, and Sarasota school board meetings are center stage. Underneath the school board culture wars there is another agenda at work: privatization of K-12 education. A free, quality public […]

Pat’s PAC, 750K and Single Member Districts

February 25, 2022 cathycantunes@gmail.com 0

Tallahassee dark money political committee (PAC) Sun Coast Alliance is sending mailers to Sarasota County voters to overturn single member districts. Sarasota County voters have a right to know who is trying to buy their […]

Local Dark Money in Sarasota & Manatee

July 15, 2020 cathycantunes@gmail.com 0

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 […]

Local Gerrymandering?

September 10, 2019 cathycantunes@gmail.com 1

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 […]

Bendersonville on the Ballot

November 3, 2016 cathycantunes@gmail.com 0

Important Sarasota races will be decided on November 8th. As party lines blur nationally, local elections may be similar. Party affiliation may not be the best guide in identifying who will effectively steward our community, […]

DiCicco: Antidote to Sarasota’s Toxic Commission

August 17, 2016 cathycantunes@gmail.com 0

Sarasota County GOP voters have an important decision on August 30th.  While two other County Commission races are already decided because candidates are running unopposed, the District 1 race offers a choice between Frank DiCicco […]

Sarasota County Election Day Is In August, Not November. Here’s Why.

July 13, 2016 cathycantunes@gmail.com 0

If Sarasota’s corruption, over-development and traffic concern you, if protecting Sarasota’s environment is important to you, you must vote in the County Commission election.   The Sarasota County Commission election is on August 30th, not […]

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