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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

After public outcry, DeSoto County moves forward on data center moratorium

After nearly three hours of emotional public comment, DeSoto [...]

By |2026-06-25T18:18:57-04:00June 24, 2026 10:56 am|DeSoto, Suncoast, Top Story|Comments Off on After public outcry, DeSoto County moves forward on data center moratorium

DeSoto County fast-tracked data center project, now commissioners may hit pause

As DeSoto County leaders have pursued what they hope [...]

By |2026-06-25T19:26:43-04:00June 18, 2026 1:41 pm|DeSoto, Suncoast|Comments Off on DeSoto County fast-tracked data center project, now commissioners may hit pause

Developers push massive data center complex in DeSoto County amid backlash

On a Wednesday afternoon in May, Eugene Turner sorted [...]

By |2026-06-25T18:29:11-04:00May 22, 2026 4:50 am|DeSoto, Suncoast|Comments Off on Developers push massive data center complex in DeSoto County amid backlash

Environmentalists warned cruise port fix would leave Terra Ceia vulnerable

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

By |2026-04-13T11:59:55-04:00April 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 |2026-04-02T17:32:15-04:00April 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 |2026-03-26T15:04:29-04:00March 27, 2026 4:50 am|Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast|Comments Off on ICE to expand footprint in Southwest Florida, seeking local coworking spaces
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