Want a new home on the Suncoast? It likely comes with developer debt
When Suncoast Searchlight first revealed how real estate developers [...]
DeSoto County’s only hospital considers sale or merger as Medicaid cuts loom
In DeSoto County, where cattle pastures and orange groves [...]
How we analyzed the data on new homes and condos in special-purpose government districts
To examine how much of the Suncoast’s recent housing [...]
As LGBTQ+ rights face setbacks, Suncoast elders reflect on pride and perseverance
Dressed in a glittery rainbow caftan and knee-high boots, [...]
Florida troopers tapped surveillance network for immigration searches, raising alarm
Florida Highway Patrol has tapped into a vast private [...]
How we analyzed the Flock license plate reader data
To examine how Florida Highway Patrol used automatic license [...]
Nearly half of Suncoast families can’t afford the basics, new report finds
Across the Suncoast, almost half of all households struggle [...]
Mental health funding grew 157% since Parkland, but Suncoast schools still stretched
Seven years ago, Florida lawmakers responded to the deadly [...]
Sarasota Schools dispute reporting on mental health program — but records back it up
Two Sarasota County Schools administrators disputed recent reporting on [...]
Sarasota Schools to end on-campus therapy program that helped hundreds of kids
Sarasota County Schools is ending a longstanding contract that [...]
