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 […]
I was talking with a family member and a friend who live in other parts of the country this week. They had seen the news coverage about the Zieglers controversy and footage from the recent […]
It’s not like Sarasota County’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) hasn’t made bad moves before. For anyone living in Sarasota since 2010, Sanborn Studies is etched in memory as a foolish EDC giveaway. which gave $650,000 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you know who is trying to buy your vote? In the weeks before local elections, voters’ mailboxes are stuffed with giant postcards, supporting & attacking candidates and sometimes issues, like the indigent health […]
In the last decade we have seen a profound transformation in local elections due to dark money. Tens of thousands in unidentifiable, unaccountable PAC (Political Action Committee) money has flowed into local elections. As one […]
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