After facing criticism for not delving into the spending of Republican cities and counties, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia on Tuesday came to GOP-stronghold Seminole County to blast it for raising property taxes to finance “a large, bloated budget.”

“I understand that people have been out there saying this is a way to demonize big blue counties and cities,” Ingoglia said, referring to his team of auditors. “But last time I checked there were five Republicans on the county commission in Seminole. Spending knows no partisan boundaries. Republicans and Democrats are spending us into oblivion.”

But Ingoglia said his team from the Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency, or DOGE, does not currently have plans to audit Seminole’s financial records, as it is doing with Or

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