Blaise Ingoglia

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.

"Florida DOGE" is focused on auditing local governments. The first two to be audited are among the most Democratic-leaning municipalities in the state.

CFO Blaise Ingoglia is responsible for overseeing the state's finances, insurance regulation, and even fire safety enforcement.