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Open Records Problems Cited In Audits Of Missouri General Assembly

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:37:00 +0000

A new audit of the Missouri state House and Senate knocks both chambers for their failure to comply with portions of the state Sunshine law.

State Audit Released On Mo. Public Defenders

Maria Altman — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:34:43 +0000

The Missouri state auditor released a report Wednesday on the state’s Public Defender system.

Among the findings: public defenders need to better track the hours they spend on each case and update the standards they use to determine what’s the appropriate caseload.

Auditor Tom Schweich says Public Defenders have relied on national standards that are out-of-date.

New Audit Faults Screening Used For Mamtek Incentives

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:30:56 +0000

A state audit released today says that the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) could have done a better job of screening applicants for tax credits for the failed Mamtek project in Moberly.

Two years ago the small northeast Missouri town issued $39 million in bonds to get the company to build an artificial sweetener plant. Mamtek later missed a bond payment and construction halted, and Moberly’s bond rating was downgraded as a result. State Auditor Tom Schweich (R) said the due diligence procedures used by the DED were woefully inadequate.

Missouri state auditor accuses Gov. Nixon of hiding expenses

Adam Allington — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:42:43 +0000

Updated 4:37 p.m. with additional reporting.

Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich released an audit of Governor Jay Nixon on Wednesday accusing Nixon of overspending his appropriation by $1.7 million and thumbing his nose at the budget appropriation process.

Schweich releases letter to Mo. Gov. Nixon on Maplewood fee office

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:39:01 +0000

Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich (R) has released a letter he sent this week to Governor Jay Nixon (D) expressing concerns over his administration’s handling of a contract for a St. Louis County license fee office.

Earlier this year, the state Department of Revenue awarded the contract for the Maplewood License Office to a company run by St.