In 2025, the most read stories on Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s website illustrate a readership extremely interested in police accountability, Trump’s homegrown attorney general, immigration, elections, and the environment (you guys really care about what happens as FDOT makes plans to touch up the Courtney Campbell Causeway!)
Blaise Ingoglia
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Nikki Fried: Ingoglia is ‘bullying local governments’
She criticized his proposal to allow the removal of local officials for “financial abuse.”
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In Tampa, Ingoglia proposes legislation to remove elected officials for ‘financial abuse’
He’d win authority to recommend removal of any elected official for ‘financial abuse, malfeasance or misfeasance.’
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At USF, experts debate potential property tax measure: ‘This is policy malpractice’
The governor has previously said he wants one constitutional amendment on the ’26 ballot to reduce property taxes.
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Florida AG: Vouchers for Tampa Islamic schools ‘undermines our national security’
The entire Florida Cabinet wants to stop allowing taxpayer-funded scholarships for the schools. That’s up to the Department of Education.
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Florida DOGE leader quietly seeks $600K to spend on staff
Blaise Ingoglia wants to establish a new ‘Florida Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Office.’
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Equality Florida responds after DeSantis’ DOGE says Pinellas and St. Pete are wasting money on Pride events
‘A pathetic effort to distract from his corruption, inside dealing, and scandals.’
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Spring Hill’s Blaise Ingoglia is running for full Florida CFO term
He just led DOGE audits in Tampa Bay municipalities.
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Florida DOGE’s St. Pete audit starts with protests
State CFO said the audit was about high property taxes. Protesters said that was a lie.
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Ingoglia alleges ‘numerous’ cases of local governments scrubbing data before DOGE audits
Florida DOGE has audited St. Petersburg, Manatee, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Tampa is next.
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Three candidates running to replace Spring Hill’s former Sen. Blaise Ingoglia
Florida Senate District 11 represents Citrus, Hernando, Sumter and part of Pasco counties.
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The special election to replace Spring Hill’s former Sen. Blaise Ingoglia is set for September
Ingoglia was sworn in as Florida’s CFO this month.
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DeSantis and Ingoglia’s DOGE crackdown targets Gainsville, Broward
The DOGEing begins next week.
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Hernando County Republican Blaise Ingoglia sworn in as Florida CFO
The DeSantis pick is expected to face a Trump-favored Sarasota Republican in the 2026 Republican primary.
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With CFO pick, DeSantis snubs Sarasota’s Trump-backed Sen. Joe Gruters
Blaise Ingoglia was always the inside pick for the governor to fill the position.
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Florida bill that would ban ‘identity politics’ from teacher prep programs heads to Senate
A similar House bill (HB 1291) is ready for consideration by the full House.
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Florida Senate panel votes to ban cities from having police oversight review boards
The boards “pose no threat to law-abiding officers and often have very restricted powers.”
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Florida Republicans want to ban cities from using ID cards for undocumented immigrants
The Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee voted 7-3 along party lines to approve the bill.