by Christine Robinson | Feb 23, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
SARASOTA — Fresh from monitoring medical marijuana hearings in Tallahassee, where legislative opposition to smoking prescription cannabis is rapidly disintegrating, legalization advocate Adrian Moore told a conservative Argus Foundation audience Friday that...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 12, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
“Sarasota needs to take a deep breath and understand that growth is coming — trying to stop it with more procedures and regulations will only exacerbate the affordable-housing problem. Sarasota needs to take a hard look at the direction California is taking and...
by Christine Robinson | Dec 15, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
We are very lucky to once again have a Florida Senate President from our region. Senator Bill Galvano was officially elected Senate President last month. Senator Galvano has been an excellent friend to Sarasota and has served in Senate leadership in differing...
by Christine Robinson | Nov 6, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
SARASOTA — City voters have decided to change the date of their municipal elections. More than 60 percent of voters in Tuesday’s general election supported the amendment to move Sarasota City Commission elections from March and May of odd years to August and November...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 12, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
Chapters keep being added to the voluminous story behind the affordable housing topic. Like elsewhere across the country, Sarasota and Manatee counties and the region’s municipalities continue to struggle with the hot-button issue. The latest chapter is being written...
