The Florida Department of Government Efficiency audited Manatee County spending, and interviewed staff about work culture ...

Under pressure from an imminent DOGE audit, Manatee County commissioners approved the purchase of the Mixon Fruit Farms ...

Two teens are dead and two more were taken to the hospital after the driver of a Dodge Charger crashed and collided with ...

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia says one of the state's top priorities is finding ways to offer property ...

In two weeks, a team from the government efficiency office created by Gov. Ron DeSantis will arrive in county offices to ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis put Manatee County front and center on Thursday, July 24, in his effort to impose DOGE-styled, state scrutiny and potentially mandated budget cuts on local governments ...

Manatee County officials face a major audit led by Florida’s DOGE team focusing on government spending, DEI activities, climate programs and property acquisitions.

Manatee officials react to DOGE audit In response to McCann’s request, Commissioner George Kruse emphasized that the county has nothing to hide and should not fear the DOGE audit. “If we feel ...

What I can tell you is we have a lot of work to do with the counties… a lot of work to do with the cities,” Florida CFO ...