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Alice Herman is a watchdog/ investigative reporter at Suncoast Searchlight. She has covered politics, labor and religion nationally, as well as in local communities in Florida, Wisconsin and Michigan. In 2020 and 2021, she covered the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare workers, revealing abuses within temp healthcare agencies and exposing anti-union efforts by national and multinational corporations. Her reporting on the packing supplies company Uline revealed the company’s practice of contracting foreign workers to work on tourist visas for subminimum wages. Before joining Suncoast Searchlight, Alice covered democracy and electoral politics in her home state of Wisconsin for the Guardian US. While there, she reported on election security, election administration and disinformation. Reach Alice via email at alice@suncoastsearchlight.org

‘Home rule’ fight over Florida’s SB 180 exposes growing rift inside Republican ranks

During an October meeting of Sarasota MAGA Patriots — [...]

By |2025-11-06T20:07:09-04:00November 7, 2025 5:45 am|Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on ‘Home rule’ fight over Florida’s SB 180 exposes growing rift inside Republican ranks

Government transparency expert David Cuillier on ICE ‘cloak of secrecy’

Masked federal agents descending on city streets. Elected officials [...]

By |2025-10-16T16:35:43-04:00October 17, 2025 5:40 am|Suncoast|Comments Off on Government transparency expert David Cuillier on ICE ‘cloak of secrecy’

‘Hostile takeover’: Charter operator files to occupy 3 Sarasota schools

Mater Academy Inc., a Miami-based charter school operator, has submitted [...]

By |2025-10-08T17:47:41-04:00October 8, 2025 5:01 pm|Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on ‘Hostile takeover’: Charter operator files to occupy 3 Sarasota schools

ICE ‘detainers’ erode constitutional rights in Florida’s justice system, advocates warn

As the federal government mines local jails for undocumented [...]

By |2025-09-26T09:36:47-04:00September 26, 2025 5:50 am|Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on ICE ‘detainers’ erode constitutional rights in Florida’s justice system, advocates warn

She paid his bond. ICE took him. Bradenton family’s saga shows how Florida jails fuel deportations

Leer en español aquí. In the early morning hours [...]

By |2025-09-19T10:58:13-04:00September 19, 2025 5:45 am|DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on She paid his bond. ICE took him. Bradenton family’s saga shows how Florida jails fuel deportations

Ella pagó su fianza. ICE lo atrapó. La odisea de una familia de Bradenton demuestra cómo las cárceles en Florida alimentan la ola de deportaciones.

Traducción por Aimée Barat Read in English here En [...]

By |2025-09-19T11:00:53-04:00September 19, 2025 5:44 am|Spanish|Comments Off on Ella pagó su fianza. ICE lo atrapó. La odisea de una familia de Bradenton demuestra cómo las cárceles en Florida alimentan la ola de deportaciones.

Privatization push emerges at New College as ex-insider breaks with DeSantis allies

A former senior member of New College of Florida [...]

By |2025-09-04T21:59:58-04:00September 5, 2025 5:50 am|Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on Privatization push emerges at New College as ex-insider breaks with DeSantis allies

Sarasota kindergarten vaccine rates plummet — and doctors fear speaking out

As childhood vaccination rates plummet across the Suncoast and [...]

By |2025-08-11T17:23:02-04:00August 8, 2025 5:45 am|Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on Sarasota kindergarten vaccine rates plummet — and doctors fear speaking out

Right-wing activists rage at Florida GOP during Sarasota County gathering

On a muggy afternoon in late July, roughly 200 [...]

By |2025-08-06T12:38:50-04:00August 1, 2025 5:40 am|Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on Right-wing activists rage at Florida GOP during Sarasota County gathering
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