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Suncoast Searchlight: How corporate-run 'governments' profit from their residents

5 days ago | wslr.org | Josh Salman |Derek Gilliam |Marianne Barisonek

‘Community Development Districts’ have mushroomed on the Suncoast. By Josh Salman and Derek Gilliam/Suncoast SearchlightOriginal Air Date: May 9, 2025Host: If you buy a home in the suburbs, beware: Dozens of new local governments have popped up in Sarasota and Manatee Counties recently. They are not led by elected officials but by corporations that make a profit from residents. Josh Salman with Suncoast Searchlight reports.
Proposed Medicaid cuts jeopardize Floridians' health — and jobs - WSLR+Fogartyville

5 days ago | wslr.org | Johannes Werner

Rural areas would be hit especially hard, advocacy group says. By Johannes WernerOriginal Air Date: May 9, 2025Host: The U.S. Congress is currently discussing shrinking enrollment for Medicaid, the program that covers healthcare for at least 72 million low-income people. If cuts happen, this will have ripple effects not just for patients all the way to Sarasota. It will affect local economies, particularly in rural areas.
Suncoast Searchlight: City of Sarasota covers former commissioner's legal fees

1 week ago | wslr.org | Derek Gilliam

Commissioners vote to fund Erik Arroyo’s defense against three ethics complaints. By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast SearchlightOriginal Air Date: May 7, 2025Host: A former Sarasota City commissioner asked the city to reimburse more than $10,000 in legal fees, and four of the five sitting commissioners approved his request on Monday. Erik Arroyo spent that money fighting ethics complaints that had not previously been reported. Derek Gilliam with Suncoast Searchlight has the details.
Sarasota sends mixed message on transit fares

1 week ago | wslr.org | Johannes Werner

Commissioners plan to double the price of a rideshare service, but make a well-traveled bus route fare-free. By Johannes WernerOriginal Air Date: May 7, 2025Host: The Sarasota County Commission is sending mixed messages about transit. Many transit authorities in the United States, including in neighboring Manatee County, are offering free rides to boost passenger numbers.
Lakewood Ranch Southeast gets county commission's go-ahead

1 week ago | wslr.org | Johannes Werner

5,000 new homes may be added during worst real estate slump since at least 2008. By Johannes WernerOriginal Air Date: May 7, 2025Host: In a second round, the company behind the Lakewood Ranch Southeast mega-development got their way. On Tuesday, the county commission allowed the developer to turn agricultural land into yet another suburb.
Climate change may mean it's curtains for the Van Wezel

1 week ago | wslr.org | Johannes Werner

Climatologist’s bottom line: Lower risk with a ‘better located’ performing arts center. By Johannes WernerOriginal Air Date: May 2, 2025Host: The City of Sarasota’s Purple Ribbon Committee has been charged with making recommendations about what to do with the city-owned Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
Suncoast Searchlight: New College communications director avoided arrest for months

1 week ago | wslr.org | Alice Herman

It took five separate incidents for Piccolo to be identified. By Alice Herman/Suncoast SearchlightOriginal Air Date: May 2, 2025Host: How did Fred Piccolo Jr. avoid arrest and then get hired by a public university for a high-profile job? Suncoast Searchlight reporter Alice Herman offers more details. Alice Herman: Fred Piccolo Jr. was accused multiple times of indecent exposure.
Sarasota's first veterans' housing complex opens in Newtown

2 weeks ago | wslr.org | Johannes Werner

City surplus land inventory played key role in this affordable-housing solution. By Johannes WernerOriginal Air Date: April 30, 2025Host: It will barely make a dent in Sarasota’s affordable housing crisis, even in the list of veterans still waiting for housing. But more projects like this could make a difference. On Wednesday morning, a veterans’ housing complex offering 10 affordable apartments officially opened in Newtown—the first of its kind in Sarasota County.
Suncoast Searchlight: Rising demand for mental health services strains resources

2 weeks ago | wslr.org | Kara Newhouse

State funding for school programs has gone up since the Parkland shooting, but so has the need. By Kara Newhouse/Suncoast SearchlightOriginal Air Date: April 30, 2025Host: Florida has been increasing its mental health funding for schools ever since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. This year, it dedicated over $175 million to that purpose. But school officials say the rising need is outpacing resources. Kara Newhouse with Suncoast Searchlight reports.
May Day brings anti-Trump protests to U.S. representatives' offices

2 weeks ago | wslr.org | Johannes Werner |Tom Walker

At least nine demonstrations take place in and around Sarasota on May 1 and May 3. By Johannes WernerOriginal Air Date: April 30, 2025Host: In the United States, May Day is usually eclipsed by Labor Day when it comes to rallies. But this year, there is a flurry of activity in this area on May 1, and the following Saturday, May 3. That’s thanks to the 50501 movement organizing protests nationwide against what they see as executive overreach by the Trump administration.