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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis eyes Manatee County budget as DOGE efforts reach the local level
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Manatee County is on deck for DOGE audit as cuts to government spending reach the local level.
Bradenton Herald on MSN18d
DeSantis says DOGE will investigate Manatee County’s government spending
Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared in Bradenton to announce the state’s upcoming audit into Manatee County Government’s “expanding” budget.
Manatee County sets date for wetlands protection vote that could clash with SB 180
Manatee County will vote to restore wetlands protections and curb eastward development this month despite likely lawsuits.
Bradenton Herald on MSN6d
Is Manatee County’s DOGE audit political? Experts weigh in on DeSantis move
In July, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will audit Manatee County as part ...
Opinion
DeSantis wants to give Manatee the shaft. Manatee should give him the bird. | Opinion
Gov. Ron DeSantis' demand for a DOGE-style audit of Manatee County is the height of pettiness - and Manatee should respond.
FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN18d
Gov. DeSantis announces Florida DOGE audit of Manatee County Government
The State of Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will audit Manatee County Government’s spending and finances, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a news conference in Bradenton on ...
USA Today19d
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces DOGE audit for Manatee County
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 ...