The state’s chief financial officer has kicked off visits to warn local governments to cut back on spending — and give residents some property tax relief.

The first two stops by Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia came recently: He held news conferences in Orange County this past Monday and the city of Jacksonville on Wednesday. With each visit, Ingoglia held up a placard with a massive dollar figure in red, of nearly $200 million, arguing that’s how much residents were overtaxed in Orange and Jacksonville. The mayors of each community soon after challenged Ingoglia’s remarks, defending their spending.

These two local governments are among the many in Florida that face scrutiny from the state’s Department of Governmental Efficiency, or DOGE. And in the coming weeks, communiti

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