WSLR News
Local news and politics program, broadcasting from Sarasota's own WSLR 96.5 LP FM, every Wednesday & Friday at 6 pm (with a Week in Review on Saturday at Noon). Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or at www.WSLR.org.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 119
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 358: WSLR News Fri., June 20: Private government; anti-abortion picketers; Planned Parenthood services; a stroll in the new Bay Park
For tens of thousands of homeowners in Sarasota and Manatee their annual tax bill includes more assessments by developers and their homeowners association than taxes to local governments. A Suncoast …
00:30:26 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Episode 357: WSLR News Wed., June 18: Florida budget losers; No Kings protest; immigrant protest; Sarasota Ballet dancer exodus
The Florida Legislature agreed on a budget Monday. Among the losers: The governor’s property tax cuts, New College’s expansion plans, and land preservation.Then: The No Kings demonstrations in this a…
00:30:56 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Episode 356: WSLR News Fri., June 13: Mass surveillance and immigrant crackdown; LA and Florida protests; Nine Devils; Juneteenth
Florida Highway Patrol is using a mass surveillance tool to catch undocumented immigrants, according to a Suncoast Searchlight investigation.Then: A Sarasota activist spent some days helping proteste…
00:31:36 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Episode 355: WSLR News Wed., June 11: Lulu's deportation; immigrant rights march in Bradenton; 'No Kings' protest; Manatee school superintendent hiring; The Prom
Lulu Martinez is a recent college graduate. She was arrested after a wrong U-turn in North Port and is now at an ICE detention center in Texas. Ramon Lopez has her story.Then: The events in Los Angel…
00:30:55 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Episode 354: WSLR News Fri., June 6: New College Foundation finances; Sarasota stormwater department; hurricane prep; Manatee land-use battles; healthy eggs
Two former officers at the New College Foundation are alleging administrators may have tried to cover up misuse of donation. Suncoast Searchlight has that report.Then: Sarasota County seems headed to…
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Fri 06 Jun 2025
Episode 353: WSLR News Wed., June 4: Property tax cut ripples; shrinking Manatee County government; FPL rate hike; hurricane hunters
The Florida legislature is in overtime this week, negotiating a budget for next year. Driving the delay is a fight over what taxes to cut, and the governor’s proposal to cut property taxes worries a …
00:31:20 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Episode 352: WSLR News Fri., May 30: Flooding: Is Sarasota ready? Bradenton wastewater planning; Sarasota County undoes the Moran makeover of social servicess;
Sarasota residents who were flooded last year are putting pressure on the county commissioners. But is Sarasota ready for the next storm season?Next: When it comes to sewage spills, Bradenton has bee…
00:30:43 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Episode 351: WSLR News Wed., May 28: Tearing down the Van Wezel; New College retention problems; public school cuts; Old Miakka cell tower
The 3,000 signatures didn’t make a dent. If it’s up to the panel that makes recommendations to the City of Sarasota about the future of the Van Wezel, the historic performing arts center will be hist…
00:30:12 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Episode 350: WSLR News Fri. May 23: More felony charges for Piccolo; New College alt graduation; community workshops; NOAA cuts
More felony charges are piling up against the former communications director of New College. Suncoast Searchlight and The Florida Trident report.Then: The Sarasota County Commission wants developers …
00:30:33 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Episode 349: WSLR News Wed., May 21: Manatee school superintendent firing; tourism tax fight; ALICE; homeless camping ban
The Manatee County School Board is not boring anymore. Yesterday, in a tight 3-2 vote, the elected panel suddenly fired the district superintendent. Sunshine Law violations may have happened in the r…
00:31:03 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Episode 348: WSLR News Fri., May 16: Van Wezel's future; developer-run government; Operation Tidal Wave expands; fish farms in the Caribbean
The panel that will make recommendations on what to do with the Van Wezel seems to have reached consensus: The performing arts center function has to move out of the historic building. But grassroots…
00:31:04 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Episode 347: WSLR News Wed., May 14: Skyscraper project falls to opposition; the rising cost of challenging developers; filling a Venice city council seat; Frost & Murphy town hall
Grassroots organizers celebrated a rare victory against a high-profile development project in Sarasota Tuesday. Johannes Werner reports.Next: A Suncoast Searchlight investigation describes the high c…
00:30:51 |
Wed 14 May 2025
Episode 346: WSLR news Fri., May 9, 2025: Developer-run governments; Operation Tidal Wave; Medicaid cuts
Dozens of new governments have popped up in Sarasota and Manatee, and they are run by private corporations. Suncoast Searchlight has that report.Next: More than 1,000 migrants in Florida got caught u…
00:30:53 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Episode 345: WSLR News wed., May 7, 2025: City covers ex-commissioner's legal fees; New College shuts down childcare; Maxwell Frost Q&A; Lakewood Ranch Southeast; mixed messages on transit
City of Sarasota commissioners voted to pay the attorney fees of a former colleague, after he defended himself against a conflict of interest complaint.Next: Employers in this area are scrambling to …
00:30:05 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Episode 344: WSLR News Fri., May 2, 2025: The Van Wezel and climate change; Piccolo Jr.; Synia Carroll R.I.P.
What should happen to Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall? The climate change expert on the panel that will make recommendations to the city commission issued what looks like a death penalty.Th…
00:30:15 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Episode 343: WSLR News Wed., Apr. 30, 2025: Veterans housing; public education crisis; mental health school funding; May Day protest
The first affordable housing opportunity strictly for veterans ever in Sarasota opened this morning. But not everyone likes it. Next: A forum on school privatization warned participants about defundi…
00:32:01 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Episode 342: WSLR News Fri., Apr. 25: Manasota Beach Road; Canadian snowbird diplomat; microforests; museum trouble
And then, it was back to normal. On Wednesday, developer Pat Neal told the Sarasota County Commission why a road should be built in the south county that happens to benefit mostly residents of one of…
00:31:28 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Episode 341: WSLR News Wed., Apr. 23, 2025: Sarasota strips builders of funding; troubles in Gran Paradiso; how New College hired Piccolo; Ringling Museum town hall; Venice vacancy; Obsidian delayed
This ain’t the Moran commission anymore: The Sarasota County commissioners yesterday voted to strip builders of funding for an education program.Next: Homeowners in a posh subdivision near North Port…
00:31:10 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Episode 340: WSLR News Fri., Apr 18 2025: FSU shooting witness; New College arrest; New College firing; bank tellers unionize
The shooting inside the student union of the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee Thursday impacted hundreds of students, teachers and staffers. We interviewed a witness. Next: New College …
00:31:43 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Episode 339: WSLR News Wed., Apr. 16, 2025: Venice City Council resignation's ripples; Fauci in Sarasota; tumbling real estate prices; local economic ripples of Trump measures; Canadian snowbirds
A Venice City Council member made ripples last week when she resigned in protest against peers seemingly favoring developer Pat Neal. WSLR’s Ramon Lopez interviewed Joan Farrell and Ron Smith, who wa…
00:31:09 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
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