Episode 306: WSLR News Wed., Dec. 11: The 'new' Manatee County Commission; Forest Cove workforce housing; John Nichols; US-Mexico event; Conversations Across the Aisle

A former odd-man-out is now chairing the Manatee County Commission, after an election that brought big change. And at the first meeting of the newly constituted board, a sitting commissioner went to great lengths signaling that he got the message of the anti-developer groundswell of these elections. Then: Manatee County is moving along at good speed when it comes to workforce housing. A high-profile project in Bradenton took a big step towards becoming reality. Next: The big win for Trump wasn't as big as it seems. And it's another episode of the whipsaw politics we've seen for many decades now. A political analyst spoke in Sarasota, and Ramon Lopez listened. Then: Mexico is one of the main targets of the wrath of the second Trump administration. A speaker will put the spotlight on U.S.-Mexico relations at an event tomorrow in Sarasota.Finally: It's not easy to have conversations across the aisle. We talked to someone who is trying hard.