Florida Politics

County leaders get candid in discussing getting ‘DOGEd’ by CFO’s office

“The CFO’s message to these big government apologists is clear: Stop lying to the taxpayers and stop wasting money to the ...
WLRN

Would eliminating property taxes in Florida fix housing affordability? Policy experts weigh in

In the latest installment of the University of South Florida's Debate-A-Bull speaker series, a panel of experts discussed the ...
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

In Tampa, county leaders say Florida ‘DOGE’ audits lack context, including state mandated spending

TAMPA — Two longtime former state lawmakers who now serve in local government don’t think much of the audits of their counties’ spending conducted by Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia’s ...
News4JAX

Audit finds the state is struggling to track students and education funding. A new Florida bill aims to fix that

A recent state audit revealed hundreds of millions of dollars meant for students have not always been going where they should ...
WLRN

DOGE audits Orange County, property tax reform, open carry, tropics update, and remembering El Faro

The Florida Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE and Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia declared this month that they consider almost $200 million in the Orange County budget as “excessive, wasteful ...

Florida lawmakers unveil proposal to fix chaotic school voucher system

Florida lawmakers aren’t abandoning school choice – but they’re ready to enact guard rails on a system criticized as a ...