Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Months after the Sarasota County Tax Collector’s office underwent its first leadership change in decades, it announced slightly ...

The Sheriff's Office is one of the largest and fastest-growing components of the General Fund. Other constitutional officers and departments show steady increases as well. Spending by departments ...

Sarasota County Commissioners have approved a $2.52 billion total budget, a 73% increase in spending from just three years ago, as property tax revenues have soared. Commissioner Tom Knight was the ...