Episode 349: WSLR News Wed., May 21: Manatee school superintendent firing; tourism tax fight; ALICE; homeless camping ban

The Manatee County School Board is not boring anymore. Yesterday, in a tight 3-2 vote, the elected panel suddenly fired the district superintendent. Sunshine Law violations may have happened in the run-up to that vote, one critic says. Then: In its ongoing session, the state legislature could ban counties’ use of tourism taxes for tourism promotion. Sarasota’s boosters are worried. Sera Deniz has more on that. Next: 104,000 bucks. That’s the annual income it takes for a family of four to make it here in Sarasota, and that amount keeps rising fast. We have a Suncoast Searchlight report on the United Way’s annual ALICE survey. Finally: A state law that bans camping on public property has put Florida counties in a bind. Half a year after this anti-homeless law went into effect, Alex Lieberman is looking at its effects.