Sarasota

The Florida Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Rep. James Buchanan (R-Sarasota) in his State Senate District 22 bid, announcing the support through a release this week. “James Buchanan has free enterprise in his blood and entrepreneurialism in his DNA, making him a natural choice for the Florida Chamber to endorse as Senate District 22’s next […]

It's been roughly 44 years since the City of Miami and its residents survived the ominous "Paradise Lost" era, where "Cocaine Cowboys" and the criminality they brought with them ruled the streets. Still, while the city itself has seen a grand transformation from dirty streets, graffiti-clad walls,  and crime-stricken neighborhoods to a cleaner and magnificent […]

TALLAHASSEE—Florida's chief legal officer is suing porn companies headquartered in the Czech Republic and Miami for failing to block kids from accessing adult content. In a complaint filed Tuesday in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in Sarasota County, state attorney general James Uthmeier is seeking over $50,000 per violation from the nine companies—which are behind five […]

Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota) filed a bill on Monday to rename part of U.S. Highway 41 between S.R. 60 and U.S. 1, commonly known as Tamiami Trail, to the "Gulf of America Trail", following suit with the Trump administration's namesake of the new "Gulf of America" across the country. "Time to Ride the GOAT! (Gulf […]

Providing an update on the efforts that are underway in his district, Rep. Steube commented that his constituents know "it's gonna take time."

Following massive damage left behind by Hurricanes Milton and Helene, Gov. Ron DeSantis swore Friday morning that if dockworkers' resume their strike in January as promised, he will send in the National Guard to keep supplies flowing to disaster-struck areas. This is the first time he's brought up what Florida will do when the East […]

Hurricane Milton is in the process of making landfall as a Category 3 storm in Sarasota County, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday evening in Tallahassee. Milton's rapidly approaching landfall, coming in at maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, may be hours ahead of forecasts that had landfall between 11 p.m and early Thursday morning. "Stay […]

Ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall in or near the vulnerable Tampa Bay area, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the beastly storm has likely prompted the largest National Guard mobilization in Florida history. At an Ocala press conference less than two days before Milton—which on Monday became the most intense system in the Atlantic since 2007—Gov. […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—While Republicans banner their high voter turnout as a sign of a successful primary, Democrats claim they’re the ones who snatched victory Tuesday night by hitting Governor Ron DeSantis where it hurts: school board races. A prominent mouthpiece for “parental rights” and a favorite of the far-right non-profit Moms For Liberty, DeSantis has laced […]

The Sarasota City Commission will fly the "Progress Pride Flag" over City Hall next week. Records show Shannon Fortner, president of the Fabulous Arts Foundation, who lists her pronouns as "They/Them", requested the flag be flown May 11-13 as part of the "Music & Arts Fest Pride | Be Fabulous FKA Harvey Milk Festival". "We […]