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Manatee County’s grassroots Republican commissioners, elected on promises to slow runaway growth, have found themselves in a pitched battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis and the developers aligned with his administration.

Orange County confirmed its employees, including county attorney Jeff Newton, received state subpoenas demanding they produce computer files for inspection.

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.

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.”

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.

The agency overcalculated the county’s property tax revenues by $76 million and general fund expenditures by $81 million.

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.

It's the latest city told it is being audited by the state. Some of the 15 requests related to DEI extend to “contractors, grant recipients or members of the public."