Suncoast Searchlight
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A nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to produce investigative and explanatory journalism serving residents of Florida's Suncoast region.
Sarasota, Florida
Joined November 2024
Suncoast Searchlight kicks off series with former New York Times chief Dean Baquet https://t.co/QwfIUYuVCW
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While some charter schools offer strong support for students with disabilities, research shows they generally enroll fewer such students and provide fewer specialized services than traditional public schools.
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When one of Florida’s largest charter school networks set its sights on Oak Park School — Sarasota County’s only K-12 campus dedicated to students with disabilities — it brought the state’s charter...
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Sarasota Sheriff's Office collected more than $280K in state funds for participating in federal immigration enforcement — outpacing any other agency in the Suncoast.
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As the federal government intensifies its immigration crackdown, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has emerged as one of the Suncoast’s most active partners with U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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When Manatee Co deputies busted Spin Fun Arcade in 2023, they alleged Gary Kompothecras — the well-known Sarasota businessman — was behind the operation.
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When Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies raided the Spin Fun Arcade two years ago this month, they believed they were shutting down one of the county’s more blatant illegal gambling dens. Perched along...
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A big thank you to Renee James Gilmore for having Suncoast Searchlight's Emily Le Coz on Empowering Voices (ABC7 Sarasota - WWSB) to talk about our journalism and the state of the media industry. Watch the show >> https://t.co/CD8eaRAoaR
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Thank you to WUSF Public Media's Florida Matter for interviewing our reporter Alice Herman about her reporting on efforts to privatize New College of Florida. (Starting at the 12-min mark)
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On "Live & Local, we explore Hillsborough County’s DOGE audit, New College’s rising costs, safety in houses of worship and the legacy of the trailblazing nurses for the Tuskegee Airmen.
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Laurel Oak HOA is fining motorists up to $200 for exceeding its speed limit. https://t.co/yyCufYp3vk
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Sarasota County’s kindergarten immunization rates have dropped to their lowest point in decades. https://t.co/RGENoqU2Gw
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Roughly 200 right-wing activists gathered at a Venice country club to plot a course of action. https://t.co/dFkeHUispQ
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More than 91,000 people in the Suncoast region live in rental housing. Half of them cannot afford it. https://t.co/dcy1514KLv
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Sarasota County left flood-prone neighborhoods at risk this hurricane season after submitting an incomplete emergency dredging request that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rejected for expedited approval.
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For years, homeowners living near Phillippi Creek warned Sarasota County the sediment-choked waterway needed dredging, then demanded answers when its overflowing banks flooded them during Tropical...
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Two former New College Foundation finance officers say they were ousted after opposing the use of donor-restricted funds to pay President Corcoran’s salary — a move they said violated donor intent. Their claims fuel growing calls for transparency. https://t.co/8BSdQFM4ej
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Two former top finance officers at the New College Foundation say they were ousted in 2023 after pushing back against college administrators who sought to use donor-restricted funds to cover Presid...
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Homeowners across the Suncoast pay more in annual fees to developer-created districts than in taxes to their local governments. In some districts, they paid 5x more. At Lakewood Ranch, fees reached $6,300 — and that’s before HOA dues are factored in. https://t.co/19UEiE8Van
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Tens of thousands of Suncoast homeowners are spending more money each year to pay off bonds tied to independent special districts than in property taxes toward their actual local governments. Real...
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