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 […]
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick easily won renomination Tuesday as the Republican candidate for a second term, taking more than 80% of the vote against Jerry Wistrand of Oak Grove. The primary was a mostly unseen campaign, with Fitzpatrick spending little and Wistrand having little to spend. Fitzpatrick’s campaign spent just $115,000 from the start […]
The first day of early voting in Missouri indicates a strong primary turnout, comparable to or possibly exceeding past primaries where hotly contested ballot measures drew more votes than candidate races. Four times as many voters cast ballots in St. Charles County on Tuesday than on the first day of early voting before the 2024 […]
(The Center Square) – Minnesota's special districts reported $5.4 billion in outstanding long-term debt in 2023, while increasingly relying on state funding as pandemic-era federal aid declined.
(The Center Square) – The California State Auditor says that bus service provided by six East San Francisco Bay Area public transportation agencies could decline if structural budget problems aren’t quickly fixed.
