In the press conference on Tuesday, DeSantis and his head of DOGE, Eric Soskin, acknowledged that Broward County had responded to their request for financial information — but said they still considered the local government to be uncooperative because it had not passed a resolution supporting their financial audits.

The State of Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will audit Manatee County Government’s spending and finances, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a news conference in Bradenton on Thursday.

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