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DeSoto

Independent, Investigative, Nonprofit News for Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto Counties
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  • Categories: DeSoto, Suncoast

    DeSoto County rejects data center rezoning, with another vote ahead

    By Alice Herman · October 28, 2026

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    From 40% to full: Peace River water reservoir rebounds despite drought

    By Christian Casale · October 16, 2026

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    DeSantis railed against ‘Defund the police.’ Amendment 3 could do just that

    By Christian Casale · October 2, 2026

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    The Suncoast is losing reporters. What happens when no one is watching?

    By Emily Le Coz · September 15, 2026

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    Suncoast Searchlight earns several Sunshine State Awards, capping year of honors

    By Suncoast Searchlight · September 2, 2026

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    Trump wants cheaper beef. DeSoto County ranchers worry that plan will backfire

    By Emily Andersen · August 28, 2026

    A cow in a field
  • Categories: DeSoto, Investigations, Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast

    Grandmothers, landscapers, even kids, swept into Florida’s shadowy immigration database

    By Alice Herman, Michael Barfield and Youn-Joo Park · August 14, 2026

  • Categories: DeSoto, Suncoast

    At Venice data center forum, journalists highlight power of community pushback

    By Emily Andersen · August 12, 2026

    Four people sit in chairs at the front of a conference room.
  • Categories: DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast

    Millionaires and lawmakers: Inside statehouse candidates’ financial disclosures

    By Emily Andersen · August 7, 2026

    A white building
  • Categories: DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota, Suncoast

    Journalists to discuss Florida’s data center boom at Sarasota County forum

    By Suncoast Searchlight · July 30, 2026

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