https://matthew-bovee.com/categories/tif-investigation/Recent content in TIF Investigation on Matthew Bovee | Investigative ReporterHugoen-usMon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/inside-the-lincoln-tif-investigation/Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/inside-the-lincoln-tif-investigation/<p>When I first heard whispers about irregularities in Lincoln&rsquo;s tax increment financing districts, I knew I had stumbled onto something big. What started as a routine tip about a downtown development project would eventually become the most significant investigative story of my career—a scandal that would force the Nebraska legislature to overhaul how cities fund development projects.</p> <p><img src="https://matthew-bovee.com/images/s-inside-the-lincoln-tif-investigation-how-matthew-bov-90d5f0.jpg" alt="An inside look at the investigative reporting process behind the Lincoln TIF scandal that changed Nebraska&rsquo;s"></p>