ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - State-appointed auditors will go inside St. Petersburg City Hall on Wednesday for the first of a two-day review of city spending, part of the Florida Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) ongoing audits of local governments.

During a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, protesters chanted, "Watch what they do, not what they say," as Florida's CFO Blaise Ingoglia finished speaking about the DOGE audit.

The press conference turned tense minutes earlier as Ingoglia raised his voice above the crowd and said, "You guys can talk as long and as loud as you want but I am hell-bent on talking about property tax reform."

He said a survey showed that 70 percent of people polled supported property tax relief.

Ingoglia also said DOGE isn’t targeting anyone in p

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