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Florida DOGE teams audit Broward County, Gainesville in statewide crackdown on local spending
Ron DeSantis’ fiscal watchdogs hit the ground in two Democratic strongholds amid accusations of waste and pushback from local leaders.
Florida DOGE auditors in Broward County, reviewing finances
Auditors with Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency are in Broward County Thursday, reviewing how the county spends its money.
DeSantis sends Florida DOGE teams to Broward, Gainesville to evaluate for transparency
On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent two teams from the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to Broward County and the City of Gainesville. DeSantis said the two municipalities are among the first to receive on-site visits from DOGE teams in order to "ensure transparency and accountability in government.
Florida's DOGE auditors arrive in Broward County for inspection
Auditors with Florida’s version of the Department of Government Efficiency were in Broward Thursday checking the books and reviewing spending patterns in the county.
'A huge imposition': DOGE audit underway in Broward
Programs like Broward's transportation surtax and climate change mitigation efforts are under scrutiny from the state task force as their audit gets underway.
State auditors arrive in Broward to comb over financial records amid concerns of wasteful spending
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Florida DOGE puts boots on the ground in Gainesville and Broward County
Today, two teams from the Florida Department of Government Efficiency arrived in Broward County and the City of Gainesville to make good on Governor Ron DeSantis’ promise to ensure transparency and accountability in government.
Florida's DOGE Auditors Arrive At Broward Government Center
Florida's Department of Government Efficiency auditors have arrived at the Broward County Government Center looking for excessive spending. The state Chief Financial Officer claims the county government has increases property tax burdens on residents by $450-million.
Broward County government opens its books for state DOGE auditors
With no fanfare, no protest, and no resistance, officials at the Broward County Governmental Center open their doors and books for the governor’s team of auditors looking for examples of wasteful spending to bolster their criticism of woke,
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Broward students help pick new school meals. Here’s what they prefer.
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