Gov. Ron DeSantis, inspired by Elon Musk, creates his own Florida DOGE probe. He should start with the money his office wastes on political stunts.

Almost 100,000 federal workers live in Florida, writes columnist Pat Beall. If Trump makes good on his idle thoughts to cut agencies like NOAA and FEMA, the DOGE-produced number that Gov. DeSantis

Elon Musk on Wednesday acknowledged that the U.S. DOGE Service “accidentally canceled” efforts by the U.S. Agency for International Development to prevent the spread of Ebola — but the billionaire entrepreneur insisted that the initiative was quickly restored.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he was creating a "state DOGE task force," inspired by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, part of President Donald Trump's administration.

The governor plans to eliminate more than 700 state jobs and use AI to investigate and “eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy,” he said.

DeSantis also said all state universities will be audited for what he calls any unnecessary spending and classes that don't need to be taught.

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation's second-largest teacher's labor union, is looking to hit billionaire Elon Musk in his pocketbook by requesting major asset managers to review Tesla 's valuation, citing a drastic drop in its stock price.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new “comprehensive initiative” on Monday focused on government efficiency in Florida while praising the efforts of DOGE at the federal level.