The Missouri Auditor’s office has given its lowest rating possible – poor – to Kim Gardner’s administration of the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said at a press conference Tuesday that Gardner spent what amounted to 40 separate...
The American Federation of Teachers wants Missouri to audit the state’s current and closed charter schools. In a letter to State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, the teacher union said it is particularly interested in details about funding and items purchased after a...
After months of trying, the State Auditor’s Office has served a subpoena to former St. Louis prosecuting attorney Kim Gardner. The subpoena is in relation to an ongoing state audit of her administration that began under former State Auditor Nicole Galloway. Gardner...
In a growing era of computer system hacks and ransomware attacks, a state audit says many state employees in Missouri lack cyber security training and awareness. With tens of thousands of state employees using computers with internet access daily, State Auditor Scott...
An $84,000 mistake and a few other issues have resulted in a lower grade for southeastern Missouri’s Iron County, according to a state audit released Tuesday. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, R-Missouri, downgraded Iron County from “good” to “fair” from a previous...
