Hillsborough resolution would welcome Florida DOGE to examine county’s books

Hillsborough County’s GOP leaders are eager to welcome a state audit.

  • A resolution on Wednesday’s agenda would have the Board of County Commissioners commit to “fully and transparently participate” in Florida’s own DOGE program.

Why it matters: This is the commission’s second attempt to make such a commitment, though the latest stops short of explicitly requesting an audit.

Catch up quick: Gov. Ron DeSantis created the Florida State Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) task force in February, modeled and named after the Trump administration’s cost-cutting initiative.

  • GOP commissioner Joshua Wostal —…

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