Scott PowersApril 23, 2019
2min407
$500 for attendance, $2,800 for dinner.
Tag: Sarasota
Scott PowersApril 23, 2019
Jacob OglesApril 8, 2019
3min378
He held a fundraiser March 21 at PGT executive Jeff Jackson's home.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 18, 2019
6min391
All of the finalists have Ph.D.s, one of several priorities identified for a new leader.
Jacob OglesJanuary 17, 2019
4min228
Attorneys for the now former official are hinting at a legal challenge.
Jacob OglesNovember 4, 2018
4min513
Democratic State Rep. Margaret Good has spent nearly a half million dollars in the hope of remaining in office, a feat all the more remarkable because it’s the second time that has happened this calendar year. The final financial reports before the Nov. 6 general election show Good through Nov. 1 raised a total of $542,192, and […]
Ryan NicolOctober 26, 2018
3min329
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is set to hit the campaign trail to help re-elect her colleague, Bill Nelson, to the Senate. Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, is attempting to fend off a challenge from Republican Gov. Rick Scott. The Nelson campaign says Harris will join him at a private fundraiser Saturday in Sarasota. The two will […]
Jacob OglesOctober 12, 2018
3min417
Trulieve, the leading medical marijuana company in Florida, will open its 20th location on Friday. “With twenty locations statewide, and more on track to open in the coming months, we will be able to bring safe and effective care to the patients who need it most,” said Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers, “including those who may […]
Danny McAuliffeAugust 31, 2018
3min233
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday an additional $3 million in grant funding for communities impacted by red tide. Over the past few months, Scott and the Department of Environmental Protection have rolled out algae-targeting grants in $3 million batches. The grand total to date: $9 million. That sum includes the $3 million announced in […]
Jacob OglesAugust 26, 2018
5min435
As red tide threatens the Gulf Coast economy, it’s also bringing political foes together. Look to a town hall event held in Sarasota by state Reps. Joe Gruters, a Republican, and Margaret Good, a Democrat. “Environmental crises don’t know it’s election season,” said Good, “and you don’t stop being an elected representative just because you […]
Jacob OglesJuly 29, 2018
6min906
Accusations of ballot box stuffing will delay any release of results for a straw poll conducted by the Republican Party of Sarasota on Saturday. “The results of the straw poll conducted during the rally are still being worked on,” reads an official press release from organizers. “The Republican Party of Sarasota Executive Committee will be […]