Audit Reveals 18% of Rape Kits in Louisiana Not Tested
Audit findings reveal that 18% of rape kits collected over an 18-month period in Louisiana were not submitted to a crime lab for testing, according to a report from the…
Category: Government Transparency & Ethics
Omaha’s Civic Auditorium Site Redevelopment Moves Forward
OMAHA – A $323 million plan for a mixed-use campus on Omaha’s former Civic Auditorium site has received approval from the Omaha Planning Board. The project, owned by Civic Corner…
Marshall’s payments from leadership PAC to top aide violate federal law, new ethics complaint says
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall may have violated federal campaign finance law when he paid a top aide with funds from a leadership PAC, which can’t be used to finance a…
New Mexico utility regulators advance investigation into PNM electricity billing complaints
New Mexico utility regulators on Thursday advanced an investigation into complaints that the state’s largest electric provider excessively overcharged some residents this summer. Staffers for the New Mexico Public Regulation…
Utah Legislature May Review Accountability Processes for Tenured Professors After Audit
Utah lawmakers may soon evaluate how public universities hold tenured professors accountable after a legislative audit found the institutions struggle to correct instances in which faculty members are “persistently poor…
Kentucky Auditor Nominates Familiar Names for Ethics Commission
Republican Auditor Allison Ball has nominated three individuals for the Executive Branch Ethics Commission, including Christine Trout Van Tatenhove, special counsel to Republican House Speaker David Osborne, and Laurance VanMeter,…
Utah Energy Providers Have ‘Mature’ Cybersecurity Protocols, But Gaps Exist, Audit Says
Utah’s largest electricity provider, Rocky Mountain Power, has “mature” cybersecurity tools, according to a legislative audit, but the state legislature may consider additional oversight for it and municipal utilities after…
New Mexico Lacks Clear Standards for State Agency Internal Audits, Report Finds
New Mexico currently lacks uniform requirements for how state agencies should conduct internal audits, according to a new state analysis. A Legislative Finance Committee report, presented to state lawmakers on…
Nebraska Auditor Presses Retirement Agency for Answers on Outgoing Director’s Pay
Lincoln – Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley said he is growing frustrated with the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Board over its decision to continue paying outgoing executive director…
FBI’s Wind River Enforcement Surge Includes Three Reindicted Cases After Prosecutorial Misconduct
U.S. Attorney for Wyoming Darin Smith touted an enforcement surge on the Wind River Reservation, including three defendants who were reindicted after judges found misconduct by the initial federal prosecutor…