Joanne Devries News Today

The late talk show host backed School Board candidates and Charlie Crist's Governor campaign.

Rival camps each project confidence in home stretch of chair race.

Sarasota Democrats had few bright spots this election cycle. The new party chair says they need to "re-establish ourselves in the community."

The haste of the motion for a special meeting has raised questions as to if any board members violated Floridas "government-in-the-sunshine" law.

Charlie Crist, Nikki Fried and Annette Taddeo all spoke to a crowd anxious for wins in 2020.

Let's wildly speculate.

President Donald Trump may be on his way out of office, but his success steering the Republican Party toward a more anti-establishment and aggressive form of conservative politics is likely to be lasting. Recent political developments in Manatee County are an example of how Trump’s influence continues to trickle down to the local level. A trio of conservative county commissioners who tied themselves closely to Trump during the campaign recently took steps to oust the Manatee County administr...

DeVries has been chair since 2016. She ran for reelection unopposed. “Thank you, thank you so much,” DeVries said after being reelected. “I’m so honored to continue as chair. I just can’t thank you all for your passion your drive your commitment to the party and you’re support of me.”  Republicans dominated Sarasota County elections this year. President Donald Trump carried the county by a significant margin, and the GOP won most of the competitive races, including three ...