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 […]
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 […]
Exit 210 is supposed to be different, not a typical highway interchange. The Sarasota lands at Fruitville Rd, just east of Interstate 75 and north of Palmer Boulevard, have been slated for high quality development […]
Sarasota’s only competitive school board race will be decided this Tuesday, August 30. Two of the school board seats are being decided during this election cycle, but only one of those races will result in […]
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 […]
Follow the Money! This bit of wisdom tells us to take a close look at how money moves through our political system. Understand the money flow and who is involved and you gain clarity around […]
The Sarasota County Charter is your local constitution! Here’s what happened at last night’s Charter Review Board meeting: The Charter Review Board took a closer look at their bylaws and recognized that over the […]
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