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Episode 482: Manatee County adopts 11 p.m. juvenile...

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2025/11/22

Manatee County adopted a juvenile curfew—a broadly supported idea. But WSLR reporter Gretchen Cochran also heard the anxious voices of those who fear the effects of more policing.

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7:00

Episode 481: Sarasota event to raise funds for...

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2025/11/21

There’s a ceasefire in Gaza, which is more or less holding, as Step 1 in Trump’s 20-step peace plan. But the humanitarian disaster continues. A local activist is hosting a fundraiser Saturday for Heal Palestine, an NGO that brings a special guest to Sarasota. We have the details.

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8:03

Episode 480: Unidos Now celebrates 15 years of...

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2025/11/20

Unidos Now got started in 2010. Since then, it has been funneling immigrant kids to college, opening new horizons for 6,800 families in Sarasota and Manatee. This weekend, the non-profit celebrated its quinceañera with a party in Palmetto, the town with the biggest immigrant population in our area. Johannes Werner sat down with one of the founders of Unidos Now to get an idea about the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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6:21

Episode 479: Sarasota County Commission rejects...

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2025/11/20

Sarasota Commissioners voted down a comprehensive plan amendment that could have transformed Siesta Key. Ramon Lopez reports.

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7:17

Episode 478: Sarasota School Board faces backlash as...

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2025/11/20

The Sarasota School Board has a new chair, who also happens to have been their former chair: Bridget Ziegler. But the main issue prompting public comment at a packed Tuesday meeting was school board meeting times. Johannes Werner reports.

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4:34

Episode 477: Suncoast Searchlight: Two charters vie...

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2025/11/15

The controversial Schools of Hope law is heating up in Sarasota, as two different for-profit operators simultaneously filed to occupy space on the same two public school campuses. Derek Gilliam shares the facts. To read the full report, go to suncoastsearchlight.org/two-charters-vie-for-same-sarasota-campuses-under-schools-of-hope.

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4:54

Episode 476: Manatee Planning Commission endorses...

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2025/11/15

In Manatee County, the planning commission approved a big Lennar housing project, moving forward under a trade-off that dedicates funding for infrastructure but neglects to include affordable housing. Dania Hefley shares the details.

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3:53

Episode 475: Suncoast Searchlight: 'Home rule' fight...

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2025/11/15

We break down how the controversial SB180 is creating new friction between state lawmakers and grassroots Republicans over local control. Alice Herman with Suncoast Searchlight brings us the report. To read the full story, go to suncoastsearchlight.org/home-rule-fight-over-floridas-sb-180-exposes-republican-rift.

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7:06

Episode 474: Local and state Republicans butt heads...

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2025/11/15

The Sarasota legislative delegation met this week, and local officials and residents raised concerns about state proposals that could impact property taxes and local control. Johannes Werner and Klaus Obermeit have the details.

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6:04

Episode 473: Sarasota activists pray and protest...

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2025/11/13

A busload of Sarasota clerics and activists took a ride to the Alligator Alcatraz, and our reporter Ramon Lopez tagged along.

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3:53

Episode 472: TREE Foundation raises funds to renew...

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2025/11/13

Sarasota was a global pioneer a quarter century ago when it became home to one of the first canopy walkways. Now, an effort is on to preserve and improve it. Brice Claypoole reports.

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8:03

Episode 471: Upcoming climate conference offers a...

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2025/11/13

Does climate change make you act like a deer in the headlights? A conference coming up tomorrow slices the big challenge into digestible portions—small enough for action. Gretchen Cochran gives us a preview.

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3:35

Episode 470: Sarasota's ESLPP celebrates 25 years of...

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2025/11/08

Should Sarasota County have a recurring funding source for its land preservation efforts? Securing the future of this program will be up to you, as this will be a ballot question next year. Ramon Lopez reports.

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4:18

Episode 469: Manatee County approves two new...

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2025/11/08

Community Development Districts—the developer-controlled entities that tax homeowners, often with little to no representation—have received a not too flattering spotlight. The Manatee County Commission just approved two more CDDs. Dania Hefley has the details.

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8:41

Episode 468: DOGE audit shows New College as a...

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2025/11/08

New College has been DOGE'd by the state, and the results don’t look pretty. The bad optics come at a time when the governor's and legislature’s financial largesse could come to an end. Johannes Werner tries to dig deeper.

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4:37

Episode 467: Local clergy protest anti-immigrant...

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2025/11/06

Clergy have been among the most outspoken critics of the crackdown against immigrants. Sarasota has been a hotspot of religious resistance, as Ramon Lopez reports.

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3:31

Episode 466: Manatee County to discuss narrowing...

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2025/11/06

Using incentives for developers, Manatee County has produced more than a thousand units of what is called workforce housing. But rents for these apartments are still out of reach for most working people. So the county commission tomorrow will discuss changing tack. Dania Hefley explains.

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7:35

Episode 465: Publix announces customers may openly...

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2025/11/06

Publix decided to invite customers who openly carry firearms. Many disagree that this will make grocery shopping a pleasure. Lynn Aragon has that report.

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3:26

Episode 464: Suncoast Searchlight: 'Schools of Hope'...

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2025/11/06

Low school enrollment in Sarasota seems to respond more to demographics than to performance. Occupancy at Sarasota charter schools is as low as in public schools, the Suncoast Searchlight found. To read the full report by Derek Gilliam, Josh Salman and McKenna Oxenden, go to suncoastsearchlight.org/schools-of-hope-sarasota-schools-enrollment-utilizatinon-capacity.

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6:07

Episode 463: Superintendent proposes plan to keep...

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2025/11/06

The threat of for-profit operators taking over school buildings lit a fire under the Sarasota School District. The five school board members seem ready to approve at a meeting as early as this Friday a substantial reshuffle plan. Johannes Werner has the details.

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