South Carolina auditor quits as treasurer vows transparency after $1.8 billion accounting error
In South Carolina, the fallout from a $1.8 billion accounting error cost the job of the state auditor, while the state treasurer is vowing to push forward with a promise of transparency. An independent audit released earlier this month found that $1.
SC rocked by $1.8B accounting error, state leaders call for treasurer's impeachment
In a shocking revelation, a nearly $2 billion accounting blunder has rocked South Carolina’s state finances. On Wednesday evening, Governor Henry McMaster confi
After a $1.8 billion error, could South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis be impeached?
Much of the $1.8 billion was found in a bank account only ever existed on paper, but legislators are left puzzled over how the mistake happened under Treasurer Curtis Loftis.
South Carolina lawmakers call to axe treasurer after $1.8 billion accounting error
The results of the audit found that $1.6 billion of the $1.8 billion believed to have existed was the "result of incorrect journal entries."
South Carolina state auditor resigns after $1.8B accounting error
Kennedy had served in the role of state auditor for nine years. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: South Carolina has $1.8B that lawmakers don’t know what to do with This comes after an independent forensic audit determined an accounting error was responsible for nearly $2 billion mysteriously sitting in South Carolina’s bank account.
South Carolina state auditor resigns amid $1.8 billion accounting scandal
South Carolina auditor George L. Kennedy has resigned Jan. 23 following allegations his office failed to report billions of dollars worth of accounting errors.
SC auditor resigns after outside audit found $1.8 billion ‘surplus’ was actually an accounting error
South Carolina’s State Auditor George Kennedy resigned on Wednesday after an outside audit found what was thought to be a $1.8 billion surplus in the state’s budget was actually an accounting error.
South Carolina State Auditor resigns from office
George Kennedy, South Carolina’s State Auditor, resigned from office Thursday. Read more: I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak. The audience went from laughter to silence in seconds.
SC’s state auditor resigns from job amid controversy over state’s $1.8B accounting error
State Auditor George Kennedy, who has been caught in the middle of the state’s accounting issues, including over whether a mysterious $1.8 billion existed, resigned from his job Thursday, according to sources with knowledge of the resignation.
New State Treasurer Brad Briner on Wegovy coverage, premium hikes and NC pension fund
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Pottawattamie County residents have over $14.5 million in unclaimed property, State Treasurer says
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State Treasurer Garrity warns of dwindling state budget amid recently spending
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural ...
Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese optimistic for budget shortfall fix
Treasurer Tom Briese is touring the state, touting the department's new website to track money coming in and out of Nebraska.
S.C. lawmakers look to hire outside consultant to oversee state’s finances
South Carolina lawmakers are looking to spend more than a million dollars for a third-party consultant to oversee the state’s ...
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Here’s how state Treasurer Russell has reformed the state’s pension fund investment strategy
When he was growing up in New Haven and West Haven, State Treasurer Erick Russell said, his family didn’t have “a lot of ...
Nebraska treasurer launches online dashboard detailing state spending
The Nebraska State Treasurer’s Office has launched a website allowing Nebraskans to more easily monitor state spending.