‘Fiscal cliff’ evasion shows D.C. dysfunction
Jan 23, 2013 Comments Off Friends of Schweich"The passage of a bill to avert the "fiscal cliff" including only tax increases, not spending cuts, was yet another sign of our federal government's dysfunctional approach to maintaining our nation's finances. The bill that prompted the fiscal cliff — the Budget Control Act of 2011 — was passed with the intent of requiring both the ...
Continue ReadingAudit of Carter County Reveals Missing Funds and Poor Fiscal Health
Oct 20, 2012 No Comments ›› Friends of SchweichEarly this month, my office released an audit of Carter County, rating the overall performance of the county as poor. At least $3,817 in property tax receipts was found to be missing, including $2,498 in receipts which were not deposited and $1,319 in overpayments received but not deposited. Not only were funds missing, it was found that ...
Continue ReadingAudit of Public Defender System Shows Problems
Oct 12, 2012 No Comments ›› Friends of SchweichIn October, my office released an audit of the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) that revealed fundamental problems with the caseload protocol calculation formulas currently used to determine if the public defenders are overworked. MSPD does not have detailed enough information to accurately estimate hours to determine caseload, and there is not adequate support ...
Continue ReadingAudit of Governor’s Office Finds Continued Waste
Sep 30, 2012 No Comments ›› Friends of SchweichIn September, my office audited the Missouri Governor’s office and found that his administration continues to ignore advice he has repeatedly been given by my office and by the previous Auditor regarding excessive travel and personnel operating costs. In all, the Governor spent more than $602,000 on travel expenses. During the first 30 months of ...
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