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Basil Pursley looks at a pollution problem in Newtown; Amy Flannery talks with a founder of Support our Schools; Joshua Epstein meets Sarasota’s new mayor; Jesus Arenas hooks up to free wi-fi in a city park; and Bryce Bennett brings us the activist calendar.

An interview with open government activist Michael Barfield of the Florida Center for Government Accountability. Barfield’s group recently won a court case against the DeSantis administration to obtain records related to the controversial migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard. We hear about that and a lot more in the interview, conducted by Mitch Maley, editor of The Bradenton Times.

Nickolas Steinig hears why the Democrats took a shellacking; Basil Pursley brings us up to date on a challenge to Governor DeSantis’ redistricting plan; Joshua Epstein talks with returning city commissioner Jen Ahern-Koch; Jesus Arenas listens to some Republicans explain their votes; Amy Flannery brings us a dog story; Bryce Bennett presents the Activist Calendar.

Basil Pursley looks at a move to stop transgender care for youth; Nickolas Steinig has the latest on Covid 19; Peter Gentile has the information you need on how to vote; Joshua Epstein talks to Charlie Crist; and Jesus Arenas attends a rally for Marco Rubio.

We share a podcast from the Bradenton Times, featuring editor Mitch Maley and reporter Dawn Kitterman.

Nickolas Steinig hears what voters have on their minds; Basil Pursley and Joshua Epstein look at proposed charter amendments in the city and county, respectively; Peter Gentile brings you up to date on hurricane debris collection; and Bryce Bennett has the Activist Calendar.

Joshua Epstein hears about Hurricane Ian’s effect on agriculture; Nickolas Steinig talks to congressional candidate Andrea Doria Kale; Basil Pursley interviews County Commission candidate Daniel Kuether; and Bryce Bennett has the Activist Calendar.

Local educators say Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and the Leadership Institute want nothing less than the destruction of public schools locally and across the nation. Basil Pursley reports.

Basil Pursley reports on a candidate’s forum where pollution took center stage; Joshua Epstein interviews congressional candidate Jan Schneider; Nickolas Steinig introduces a new journalistic enterprise; Amy Flannery meets an artist who gives his paintings away; and Bryce Bennett has the Activist Calendar.

Vana Prewitt talks with a Fort Myers man who rode out the storm; Nic Steinig reports on the tardy evacuation order in Lee County; Vana Prewitt looks at the storm’s effects on elder care facilities; Joshua Epstein learns about the correlation between climate change and hurricanes; Vana Prewitt delves into the mental health toll of the storm; and Jesse Coleman provides the activist calendar.