Manatee County’s property-tax revenue has increased 86% in the past six years while the population was up 14%.

The announcement comes two days after they announced DOGE efforts in areas like Gainesville and Broward County.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says even more local government audits are coming after announcing a third audit in Manatee County.

Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Bradenton Thursday to address the state's fiscal budget, which he signed in ...

Mayor Harvey Ward said Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia's claims that the city is raising its budget by $90 ...

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

The State of Florida's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will audit Manatee County Government’s spending and ...

A University of North Florida poll found state Republicans overwhelmingly support the Alligator Alcatraz detention center.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared in Bradenton to announce the state's upcoming audit into Manatee County Government's "expanding" ...

Remote work is coming to an end at the University of Florida, interim UF President Kent Fuchs said in a message to the university community Thursday. Fuchs said the university’s human resources wing ...

Watchdog Group Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Local Government Spending to Protect Taxpayers Florida TaxWatch, the state's independent government watchdog, is enthusiastically endorsing the efforts of ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd warned that the state's detention centers couldn't handle the amount of immigration-related ...