Miami officials want the new Florida State Department of Government Efficiency task force to help root out fraud and government misspending in the city.
On Thursday, the City Commission unanimously approved a proposal from Commissioner Joe Carollo to invite officials from the state agency, called Florida DOGE for short, “to the city of Miami (to) look for government waste and fraud.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the creation of the Florida DOGE task force in February, mimicking the name of the Elon Musk-affiliated federal agency, in order to “further eliminate waste within state government, save taxpayers money, and ensure accountability in Florida.”…