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3 weeks ago | 
yoursun.com | Derek Gilliam |Alice Herman |Michael Barfield
Fred Piccolo Jr., the director of marketing and media for New College of Florida and a longtime state political powerbroker, was arrested Tuesday by the Manatee County Sheriff’s office and charged with exposure of sexual organs and is being held in jail. It was his second subsequent offense, according to the charge. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2?
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
wmnf.org | Michael Barfield
by Michael Barfield, Florida TridentA former commander at the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office claims in a lawsuit he was illegally surveilled in his office and then retaliated against after he reported the incident to external authorities.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
floridatrident.org | Michael Barfield
A former commander at the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office claims in a lawsuit he was illegally surveilled in his office and then retaliated against after he reported the incident to external authorities. James Wills, formerly the commander of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), filed the lawsuit alleging violations of Florida’s Public Whistleblower’s Act against St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson, but the specific allegations concern Pearson’s predecessor, Ken Mascara.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
wmnf.org | Michael Barfield
by Michael Barfield, Florida TridentThe most notable losers in Tuesday’s primary elections in Manatee and Sarasota counties weren’t even on the ballot. Governor Ron DeSantis, GOP political consultant Anthony Pedicini, and a trio of prominent local developers were not candidates themselves, yet voters delivered them a clear rebuke, with six out of seven candidates they supported facing defeat.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
floridatrident.org | Michael Barfield
Posted on Filed under: 2024 Election Coverage, Election Coverage, Featured NewsThe most notable losers in Tuesday’s primary elections in Manatee and Sarasota counties weren’t even on the ballot. Governor Ron DeSantis, GOP political consultant Anthony Pedicini, and a trio of prominent local developers were not candidates themselves, yet voters delivered them a clear rebuke, with six out of seven candidates they supported facing defeat.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
wmnf.org | Michael Barfield
by Michael Barfield, Florida TridentAs Tropical Storm Debby moved across Cuba Friday, Aug. 2, the National Hurricane Center warned of heavy rain and flooding along Florida’s west coast. “The combination of storm surge and tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline,” the 11 a.m. advisory read. Up to 12 inches of rain was forecast.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
wmnf.org | Michael Barfield
by Michael Barfield, Florida TridentSarasota County Commission chair Mike Moran has slashed funding for early learning and childcare programs, calling them “socialism.” Now running for county tax collector, his campaign emphasizes a focus on “making government accountable to the taxpayers.”But a ledger obtained by the Florida Trident through a public records request raises questions about Moran’s accountability.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
floridatrident.org | Michael Barfield
Former Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler and his wife Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota School Board Member and cofounder of the conservative group Moms for Liberty, have filed a lawsuit seeking to bar the release of records involved in the husband’s criminal rape investigation.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
wusf.org | Michael Barfield
When Sarasota police detectives first interviewed Christian Ziegler after receiving a complaint from a woman accusing him of rape, he answered no questions, transcripts released today by the police department show.
Instead the now former Florida GOP chairman asked detectives about when the information would become public and expressed worry about his political future.
“This will be a national story,” Ziegler told police during the Nov. 1 interview at his home.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
floridatrident.org | Michael Barfield
When Sarasota police detectives first interviewed Christian Ziegler after receiving a complaint from a woman accusing him of rape, he answered no questions, transcripts released today by the police department show. Instead the now former Florida GOP chairman asked detectives about when the information would become public and expressed worry about his political future. “This will be a national story,” Ziegler told police during the Nov. 1 interview at his home.
