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Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia claims Alachua County's budget has over $80 million in "wasteful" spending.

A full report from the state's Department of Government Efficiency with specific details has not yet been released.

Alachua County officials state they have been transparent and await the state's report for review.

Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia, alongside officials with the state’s Department of Government Efficiency, claimed during a Sept. 25 press conference in the city of Alachua that Alachua County's general fund budget contains more than $80 million in “excessive” and “wasteful” spending.

That figure, derived from indexing the pre-COVID-19 2019-2020 fiscal year budget and adjusted for inflation and population growth, includes general fund property taxes, other

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