Blaise Ingoglia

Spring Hill's Blaise Ingoglia, who was appointed Florida's chief financial officer in July and is leading the state's DOGE effort, says he'll be on the 2026 ballot for the job.

Blaise Ingoglia said it "has something to hide." Mayor Jerry Demings pushed back, saying the county cooperated fully and no employees were told to alter, change or delete documents.

On "The Florida Roundup," the state's new chief financial officer, Blaise Ingoglia, discussed auditing local governments and a timeline for when findings will be released.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke with Florida’s CFO Blaise Ingoglia about the latest ruling on “Alligator Alcatraz,” redistricting, and the state’s DOGE audits. Then, POLITICO’s Kimberly Leonard joined us for a deeper dive into court decisions around the controversial immigrant detention center in the Everglades and more.

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.”

A Sept. 9 special election will either determine the new Tampa City Council District 5 representative — or cut down the field to two candidates who would face off in an Oct. 28 runoff.

State CFO Blaise Ingoglia claimed unnamed sources are saying local officials in cities targeted with DOGE audits have been trying to delete or hide financial information.

Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez is convening what he calls "a rare meeting" outside the commission's regular meeting schedule "to identify immediate budget cuts and reduce government waste."

Blaise Ingoglia spoke in Orlando Tuesday as Florida DOGE staffers visited county offices.

Programs like Broward's transportation surtax and climate change mitigation efforts are under scrutiny from the state task force as their audit gets underway.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says even more local government audits are coming after announcing a third audit in Manatee County.

The primary special election for Florida Senate District 11 will be on Sept. 30, and the special general election will take place Dec. 9.