(The Center Square) – The Pentagon has notified 30 higher education institutions that they must review their academic and research ties to foreign entities or risk losing federal funding.
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Louisiana
(The Center Square) – LSU Shreveport's official accounting system understates the university's cash balance by approximately $1.3 million as a bank reconciliation problem continues for a fourth consecutive audit engagement, according to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A former bond director at Tulsa Public Schools wrongly profited from millions of dollars meant for student facilities, a state audit alleged Tuesday. State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd released the final installment of her office’s multi-part audit of Tulsa schools, this time focusing on the district’s former executive director of bonds […]
Nebraska
LINCOLN — The top administrator of Nebraska’s first designated “rural emergency hospital” has resigned amid financial abuse allegations from the state auditor that he used hospital funds for “lavish personal entertainment.” Auditor Mike Foley, in a 28-page letter Tuesday, laid out more than $38,000 in questionable purchases that his team found the chief executive and […]
Louisiana
The two state agencies charged with enforcing Louisiana laws that limit the size and weight of big rigs have taken their eyes off the road in recent years, according to a new Legislative Auditor’s report. As a result, the review concludes it’s more likely that trucks carrying overweight and unpermitted loads are worsening the condition […]
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As Democratic lawmakers rose to attack the recent state budget plan put forth by the Republican leadership of the North Carolina General Assembly, they repeatedly brought up a somewhat obscure legal acronym vital to legal aid across the state: IOLTA. “We put more money into our indigent defense system, and that’s great. It needs it. […]
Colorado
(The Center Square) - The federal government is demanding an $8 million repayment from Colorado for inaccurate Medicaid payments.
Oregon
Oregon’s youth and adult correctional facilities aren’t doing enough to support people in custody who have limited English proficiency, a new audit found. A 33-page audit released on Wednesday by the Secretary of State’s Office recommended that the Oregon Youth Authority and the Oregon Department of Corrections, the separate state agencies responsible for youth and […]
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A new rapid response report from the North Carolina auditor found that more than $111 million was spent on 55 camps set up in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to help victims and storm responders. The 1,100 page report released Tuesday focuses on services provided by the disaster response contractor SLSCO (SLS). The audit notes […]
North Carolina
(The Center Square) – Municipal elections in 91 of 100 North Carolina counties in 2025 collectively cost $8.4 million for the 822,000 ballots cast, a new analysis says.
