Episode 309: WSLR News Fri., Dec. 20, 2024: Tall tower builders try to overcome zoning; the value of higher education; young voters; Amazon picketers

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Episode 309: WSLR News Fri., Dec. 20, 2024: Tall tower builders try to overcome zoning; the value of higher education; young voters; Amazon picketers

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Two developers presented their plans to build luxury condo towers in downtown Sarasota. Each of them wants to build taller than local zoning allows - with different arguments.  Then: College degrees aren't worth the investment anymore - right? Wrong, says a new study. Dayana Melendez reports. Next: Young voters have been elusive at the polls, and the League of Women Voters want to change that. We'll tell you how. Finally: The Teamsters have taken on the world's biggest retailer. Days before Christmas, picketers have targeted Amazon distribution centers in the Tampa Bay area. We went to Ruskin to see how that's going.

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