Sarasota County Tax Collector Barbara Ford Coates is facing her toughest election after four decades in office, taking on two-term County Commissioner Mike Moran for a traditionally low-profile office ...

After decades of steady leadership and exceptional customer service, Sarasota County now has a new tax collector whose first major change is to reduce the office hours for in-person customer service ...

When Barbara Ford-Coates was first appointed as the Sarasota County Tax Collector, Ronald Reagan was the president of the United States, Ghostbusters was the highest grossing film of the year, and the ...

Months after the Sarasota County Tax Collector’s office underwent its first leadership change in decades, it announced slightly reduced hours and service options on Thursday. Starting on June 16, all ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pasco County Tax Collector said a government entity designed to help Florida homeowners fortify their homes for storms, is taking homes away from people and forcing ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Tourism is a big money maker for the Tampa Bay region and it is not a surprise that Sarasota County has been growing in that area. The county is boasting a new record for how much ...

Florida homeowners have increasingly been forced by insurance companies to replace their roofs under threat of huge spikes in premiums — that is, if they can get coverage at all. At the same time, in ...