Episode 436: WSLR News Wed., May 27: USF Sarasota-Manatee shutdown; data center; school tax settlement; candidate profile Harshman; candidate profile Pozzie

USF Sarasota-Manatee is no more. Republican state legislators made a deal that will close down the campus in a matter of months, even after thousands of area residents, students, and four chambers of commerce expressed their opposition. Then: Planet Earth’s biggest data center may be built some 40 miles from Sarasota. Suncoast Searchlight brings us that story.Next: Another Suncoast Searchlight report: While in budget negotiations in Tallahassee, a local legislator is trying to permanently end a fight between the Sarasota School District and the Sarasota Tax Collector. Next: John Harshman wants to be your next Sarasota city commissioner. We will bring you a profile of the long-time commercial realtor.Finally: Staying with candidate profiles: You may have got to know Michelle Pozzie as a passionate anti-masking and medical freedom advocate. She is now running for a Sarasota School Board seat.