Florida House to issue demand letters to DeSantis administration over spending

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“There’s just a deep frustration,” one lawmaker said about getting information from some state agencies.

Citing “deep frustration” and a lack of cooperation by officials in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, House budget leaders are issuing demand letters to some state agencies amid a probe into possibly wasteful government spending.

The House’s inquiry into agencies’ finances, ordered by Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, is part of a broader effort to slash spending as lawmakers craft a budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. House and Senate committees approved the chambers’ proposed budgets on Wednesday, setting up negotiations in the coming weeks on a final spending plan.

The House Budget Committee on Wednesday heard a litany of concerns about finances at a handful of agencies, with some lawmakers accusing agency heads of thwarting efforts to delve into questionable spending.

Rep. Jason Shoaf, R-Port St. Joe, said lawmakers need “a better understanding of how the billions were spent per disaster” by the Division of Emergency Management. Shoaf, chairman of the House Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee, also accused the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of giving pay raises to employees without authorization from the Legislature.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/04/02/desantis-house-budget-demand-letters/

DeSantis really doesn't like these uppity REPUBLICANS daring to ask his administration to provide information on how they're spending their funds.