Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Manatee County is on deck for DOGE audit as cuts to government spending reach the local level.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared in Bradenton to announce the state’s upcoming audit into Manatee County Government’s “expanding” budget.

Manatee County will vote to restore wetlands protections and curb eastward development this month despite likely lawsuits.

In July, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will audit Manatee County as part ...

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 ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis' demand for a DOGE-style audit of Manatee County is the height of pettiness - and Manatee should respond.

Under pressure from an imminent DOGE audit, Manatee County commissioners approved the purchase of the Mixon Fruit Farms ...

DeSantis also cited previous DEI initiatives, as well as an increase in spending to Manatee's reserves as another burden to taxpayers. He did, however, did praise the county for its decrease in ...

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 ...