ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — During a press conference on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Blaise Ingoglia, the chief financial officer of Florida, accused the city of “wasteful” and “excessive” spending. But the claims by Florida’s DOGE go beyond the Pinellas County city.
In a report obtained by 10 Tampa Bay News, Ingoglia’s team also accuses Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas counties of that type of spending.
The report reviewed multiple local and county governments, flagging things like Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and environmental efforts as waste. It also calls law enforcement, firefighting and emergency management examples of core government responsibilities…