MIAMI—Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $302 million in the Miami-Dade County Budget as “excessive, wasteful spending.” This is the highest amount of wasteful spending across the nine local governments that have been reviewed. CFO Ingoglia is calling on local officials in Miami-Dade County to stop the reckless spending and provide meaningful property tax relief to residents. With this announcement, CFO Ingoglia has exposed an astounding $1.5 billion in wasteful spending across just nine local governments.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced the appointment of Jillian Hasner and Brea Rasmussen Gelin to the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Board of Directors.

MIAMI, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Miami is spending over $94 million excessively and wastefully above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation. CFO Ingoglia is encouraging the City of Miami to listen to the taxpayers and take steps to provide property tax relief and reduce wasteful spending.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $8.2 million in funding to support Florida fire departments and public safety facilities. This money supports training, equipment, and improved safety for local firefighters across the state.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $1.8 million through the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to local law enforcement agencies to support their efforts in combating illegal immigration. These agencies include the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, and Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

BRADENTON, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $112 million is being excessively and wastefully spent in the Manatee County Budget. CFO Ingoglia is urging the county to change course with its spending habits and offer substantial property tax relief to its residents.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that more than $58 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of September, setting a new record for the amount of unclaimed property returned in a single month. Unclaimed property is a financial asset that is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed, or abandoned by its owner. The most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances, and refunds. You can visit FLTreasureHunt.gov to search for your unclaimed property.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia and the Department of Financial Services' Criminal Investigations Division (CID) announced the arrest of a criminal illegal alien, Jose Arias-Reyes, from Miami-Dade County, for insurance fraud. Arias-Reyes has two prior removals from the United States with two illegal re-entries. He also has two convictions for domestic assault and DUI in the United States and will be facing multiple state and federal charges as a criminal alien. This arrest was made with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations.

SANFORD, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Seminole County is spending $48 million excessively over the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling on the Seminole County Commission to reverse course on its rising property taxes and reduce their wasteful spending to offer relief for its residents.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia recognized October 5th through October 11th as Fire Prevention Week. The theme for the 2025 Fire Prevention Week is “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” CFO Ingoglia and the Division of State Fire Marshal urge all Floridians to take fire prevention seriously and practice safe usage and disposal of lithium-ion batteries

SEBRING, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia announced over $5 million in funding to Florida fire departments. This funding supports the improvement of firefighter safety and training to help protect their communities.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Broward County is excessively and wastefully spending over $189 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Broward County to eliminate this wasteful spending and offer even more substantial property tax relief for its residents now.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis, along with unanimous support of the Florida Cabinet, passed an agenda item to convey a 2.63-acre parcel in Miami Dade County adjacent to the Freedom Tower for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library.

ALACHUA, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Alachua County is excessively spending over $84 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Alachua County to take action for its residents now, and remove this waste from their budget.

BRANDON, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that Hillsborough County is excessively spending $278 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Hillsborough County to remove this waste from their budget and offer property tax relief to Hillsborough County residents.

During a seven-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, which began on September 8, 2025, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 230 suspects involved in illegal acts related to soliciting prostitutes, offering to commit prostitution, or aiding/abetting or transporting prostitutes; at the same time, detectives worked with partnering agencies to arrest child sexual predators and charged an additional 16 suspects who traveled to an undercover location to have sex with who they thought were children or solicited children online.

Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Jacksonville is excessively spending $200 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation.

Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia called out Orange County’s excessive and wasteful spending of their General Fund Budget. When accounting for population growth and inflation, Orange County’s current General Fund Budget is $190 million higher than it should be.

Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, who serves as the State Fire Marshal, highlighted $1.4 million in funding to Florida fire departments to ensure that they have the equipment they need to protect their communities and to protect themselves while on the job.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky is ordering penalties against eight insurers for certain claims-handling practices identified after completing market conduct examinations for Hurricanes Ian and/or Idalia.