by Christine Robinson | Feb 7, 2018 | News
The head of the state’s environmental agency visited a gathering of Sarasota business leaders to tout Gov. Rick Scott’s environmental successes. Florida Department of Environmental Protection secretary Noah Valenstein said he expected it to be a busy year as Scott has...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 7, 2018 | News
A 2015 report from the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting concluded — based on information from “former DEP officials, consultants, volunteers and records” — that officials with the DEP “have been ordered not to use the term ‘climate change’ or ‘global...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 23, 2018 | News
The room filled with tears and hugs several times as many community members stood up to honor former Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson. “I tried really hard not to cry when Bill (Gunnin, North Port Area Chamber of Commerce director) called me, and I...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 22, 2018 | News
The issue of homelessness continues to permeate our community. It is a big part of our affordable housing discussion and continues to be a challenging problem. We struggle with how to deal with it on the local level, including the number of dollars needed to address...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 20, 2018 | News
Competition amongst counties and regions for economic development is fierce, almost as fierce as it was during the recession. Now is the time to diversify and make sure we are well-positioned for the next inevitable recession, which will hopefully come later than...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 20, 2018 | News
Christine Robinson, executive director of the The Argus Foundation, was honored Thursday by the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce with the 2018 Business Advocate Hall of Fame Award. The award is given to a community member who displays outstanding business...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 14, 2018 | News
The NAACP’s local organization has endorsed an initiative aimed at letting voters in the city of Sarasota decide whether to change their election schedule. The endorsement provides a boost to the effort and should help alleviate some concerns about the proposal’s...
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...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 9, 2018 | News
A push to change the timing of Sarasota’s city elections got a lift Monday with an endorsement from the NAACP. But while leaders of that group see a shift to November elections as a way to boost minority turnout, critics of the measure remain skeptical that city...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 4, 2018 | News
Off-year voting dilutes minority and young voter influence. Decide the Date Sarasota is a petition initiative to place the question of when to have city elections on the ballot. I am chairing this initiative because I believe that more people who vote, the more...
by Christine Robinson | Dec 18, 2017 | News
When I was a county commissioner, many decisions on the dais were difficult. I would read, research, ask questions, sit through presentations, listen to public comment and make the best decision I could on each issue before voting. The decisions were never made...
