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Original SCF investigations and the outside coverage that corroborates them — every story tied to the public record.
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Original Reporting
Neunder & SmithINVESTIGATION
THE TWO SARASOTAS: The $80,633 Median Misleads Workers. Here's What They Really Earn.
Apr 1, 2026
Neunder & SmithINVESTIGATION
$876 MILLION IN NEW OBLIGATIONS EXPOSED: The Biggest Spending Explosion in the Modern Record
Mar 30, 2026
NeunderEDITORIAL
Joe Neunder Promised Small Government. The Record Shows the Opposite.
Mar 30, 2026
SmithPROFILE
FROM THE U.S. ARMY TO THE BAYFRONT: The Prosecutor Coming for Their Seats
Mar 30, 2026
SmithELECTIONS '26
SARGENT vs. SMITH: Army Veteran Prosecutor Against an Architect of Debt
Mar 30, 2026
Neunder & SmithINVESTIGATION
FOLLOW THE DEVELOPER DOLLARS: Who Pays Your Commissioners
Mar 30, 2026
SmithINVESTIGATION
$7.5 MILLION FOR T-SHIRTS: The Grant Nobody Can Explain
Mar 30, 2026
SmithINVESTIGATION
4 TO 1: Only Smith Voted Yes. Why?
Mar 30, 2026
Neunder & SmithINVESTIGATION
THE EVIDENCE FILE: Everything We Found. Every Receipt.
Mar 30, 2026
Neunder & SmithINVESTIGATION
$18 MILLION FOR 2 ACRES: The Seller Paid Half. You Paid Double.
Mar 31, 2026
Neunder & SmithINVESTIGATION
'WE'RE ON A PATH TO DESTRUCTION' — The Commissioner Who Tried to Stop It
Mar 31, 2026
Neunder & SmithINVESTIGATION
NORTH PORT: A City That Asks Permission
Mar 31, 2026
SmithTHE CANDIDATES
Mark Smith Stood Alone for the $7.5 Million 'T-Shirt' Grant
Jun 9, 2026
Neunder & SmithBY THE NUMBERS
$79 a Second: What County Government Costs You
Jun 9, 2026