Business Observer

UTC in Sarasota-Manatee would get special taxing powers under proposed bill

If passed, House Bill 4091 will make the University Town Center area a special district that can pay for infrastructure using ...
The Oracle

USF Sarasota-Manatee could be leased New College territory by July

While the budget proposal must receive legislative approval, members of the USF Sarasota-Manatee community said they feel ...
Your Observer

Details firm up for Sarasota schools plan

The broad, November sketches of a reimagining plan for a dozen Sarasota County public schools have evolved in early 2026 into ...
WFLA News Channel 8

DeSantis renews push for New College takeover of USF Sarasota-Manatee

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) – In a budget proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, there’s an idea to have New College take control of the facilities at USF Sarasota-Manatee. The idea was initially proposed ahead of ...
Yahoo

We need USF Sarasota-Manatee to remain open | Letters

I strongly disagree with guest columnist Nate March dismissing the need for the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus ("Sarasota exit makes sense for University of South Florida," Dec. 31). Years ago – as a ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Sarasota exit makes sense for University of South Florida | Opinion

The University of South Florida may transfer its Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida. New College students already occupy nearly 75% of the beds in the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus's ...