The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) has completed an evaluation of a program providing awards of financial aid to armed services veterans to attend institutions of higher education in Tennessee. This report represents the Comptroller’s third review of Helping Heroes Grants and focuses on the last four years of the program’s operation from 2017 to 2021.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released a report detailing the amount and types of capital spending for local school districts and an overview of the methods districts and local governments use to pay for capital and debt spending.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has once again found issues with sponsors participating in the state’s two federally-funded food programs – the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program for Children, which are administered by the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS). These programs most commonly provide snacks and meals to children.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released an updated version of its report on Senior Long-Term Care in Tennessee. The report indicates the number of Tennessee seniors age 60 and over is expected to increase by 30% from 1.6 million in 2020 to 2.1 million in 2040. The number of those age 80 and over in Tennessee is forecast to double during this time.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Department of Revenue, has resulted in findings related to the Overton County Clerk.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Loretta Beeler Smith, a former Clarksville City Garage Administrative Support Tech.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s latest update on the Tennessee Promise program notes that certain adjustments to the scholarship eligibility requirements may have prompted more applicants to enroll as Promise students in the fall of 2020.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Julius Colemon, a former boys’ basketball coach at West Creek Middle School in Clarksville. The investigation began after the Comptroller’s Office received allegations from school officials.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has revealed that the former treasurer of the Campbell County Library Board misappropriated $107,640 from the library board’s bank account.

A new investigative report from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office raises numerous potential conflicts of interest involving the South Fork Utility District (SFUD) and its district manager. SFUD is located in Bristol and was created in August 2020 by the merger of the Holston Utility District (HUD) and the South Bristol-Weaver Pike Utility District (SBWPUD).

Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower announced today that Maria Bush will serve as the new Open Records Counsel in the Comptroller’s Office of Open Records Counsel (OORC).

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office focuses on the activities of a Jackson Police Captain who has managed the administrative aspects of the Jackson-Madison County Metro Narcotics Unit’s (JMCMNU) seizures and forfeitures since 2010.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictments of two police officers who worked for both the Town of Mason and City of Gallaway police departments until the summer of 2020.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) has released an update to its interactive dashboards explaining the outcomes-based funding formula (OBF), which allocates money to public colleges and universities based on how well they perform.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released its annual audit of Overton County government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The audit includes 12 audit findings, 10 of which are related to significant issues within the school department’s central office.