Tennessee’s colleges and universities will benefit from nearly $112 million in net present value interest cost savings over the next 24 years after the Tennessee State School Bond Authority’s (TSSBA) successful sale of $713.4 million of higher education facilities refunding bonds.
More than half of the audit findings in Haywood County’s audit report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 were also noted in last year’s report and had not been corrected.
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office details multiple questionable transactions and instances of spending by the former Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Kingston in Roane County.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has completed an investigation resulting in the indictment of Steven Harmon, a former deputy clerk within the Knox County General Sessions Court Clerk’s Office.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released a comprehensive investigation that examines numerous transactions between the City of Jackson and its Minor League Baseball team – the Jackson Generals. The investigation also revealed numerous issues involving the city’s solid waste contract with Waste Management, Inc. of Tennessee.
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, has resulted in a guilty plea by former Bean Station Police Chief Stephen Kitts.
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office found that two former employees of the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) received compensation totaling at least $10,595 for time they did not work.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released two investigative reports that detail improper actions within two Johnson County nonprofit organizations – A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition and Johnson County Safe Haven – which both receive government grants.
The Tennessee General Assembly has elected Jason Mumpower to be Tennessee’s new Comptroller of the Treasury. The 47-year-old is a life-long resident of Bristol and previously represented Sullivan and Johnson counties in the General Assembly.
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has led to the improvement of how evidence is stored and inventoried within the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has just released its annual audit of Lake County government showing that numerous problems with the county’s financial records and budget processes continue to be a problem.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released its audit of Jackson County government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The audit report includes 10 findings, seven of which were also noted in last year’s report.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has completed an investigation of a former lacrosse coach at Farragut High School in Knox County. The investigation began after school officials reported questionable practices by the lacrosse coach.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Division of Local Government Audit has released the annual Van Buren County audit report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. Comptroller auditors made nine findings in this year’s report; six of these problems were also noted in last year’s audit.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) has released a suite of publications examining the outcomes-based funding formula (OBF). The formula generated $1.1 billion for public colleges and universities for the 2020-21 school year.