Alice Herman | Suncoast Searchlight

About Alice Herman | Suncoast Searchlight

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

Environmentalists warned cruise port fix would leave Terra Ceia vulnerable

While state lawmakers drafted a measure to stop a [...]

By |2026-04-10T07:51:14-05:00April 10, 2026 4:50 am|Manatee, Suncoast|Comments Off on Environmentalists warned cruise port fix would leave Terra Ceia vulnerable

Sarasota County Schools to cut teachers as vouchers divert millions from district

First-year teachers across the district could lose their jobs [...]

By |2026-04-02T17:32:15-05:00April 3, 2026 4:55 am|Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on Sarasota County Schools to cut teachers as vouchers divert millions from district

ICE to expand footprint in Southwest Florida, seeking local coworking spaces

Employees using co-working spaces around Southwest Florida could soon [...]

By |2026-03-26T15:04:29-05:00March 27, 2026 4:50 am|Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on ICE to expand footprint in Southwest Florida, seeking local coworking spaces

Florida residents use FDLE immigration tip line to report neighbors, acquaintances

In the first months after the Florida Department of [...]

By |2026-01-29T17:17:07-05:00January 30, 2026 5:50 am|Suncoast|Comments Off on Florida residents use FDLE immigration tip line to report neighbors, acquaintances

After Sarasota County Schools’ ICE vote, questions remain about enforcement on campuses

Throngs of students, parents and community members crowded around [...]

By |2026-01-22T16:37:24-05:00January 23, 2026 5:40 am|Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on After Sarasota County Schools’ ICE vote, questions remain about enforcement on campuses
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