Mark Parker - St. Pete Catalyst

The state’s chief financial officer said auditors should act like police investigators, and doubted protestors pay property taxes.

As the state audit began in Hillsborough this week, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia pledged that “when local governments say that they cannot cut, we’re going to show them places that they can cut.”

The city and businesses have benefitted from the regular influx of baseball fans since the Rays began play in 1998, Lawmakers say plans to replace that revenue require immediate attention.