Image Credit: Tennessee Department of Revenue The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s Retail Accountability Program to ensure retailers are paying the state the proper amount of taxes has led to $36.6 million in additional taxes collected over the past 11 years. The program compares wholesaler and retailer numbers to tax reports sent in […]
Image Credit: Office of the Tennessee Comptroller & Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The former treasurer of the Mt. Gilead Volunteer Fire Department in Sparta is accused of knowingly misappropriating nearly $74,000 from the department and White County Firefighters Association, according to an investigation from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. Brittney Webb was […]
Image Credit: Office of the Tennessee Comptroller Press Release – An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office shows that a Nashville-based nonprofit used grant money to make $42,249.74 of unallowable payments, including checks written to the executive director. Successful Survivors is a nonprofit that assists individuals with mental illness and substance abuse issues. In 2018, […]
Photo: Entry gate at Tennessee State University in Nashville. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Tennessee lawmakers are working on a compromise to soften the blow in a looming vote to vacate Tennessee State University’s Board of Directors amid criticism over the historically Black College’s operations. Rep. Harold […]
Image Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service via Picryl / Public Domain The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Students who take part in the Tennessee Promise program earn credits and awards at a higher rate and are retained more often than students who are not part of the program, which began in 2014 to […]
Image Credit: Office of the Tennessee Comptroller Press Release – An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Jessica West, the former city recorder for the Town of Normandy (population 105) in Bedford County. Investigators determined that West misappropriated town funds totaling $8,643 beginning in January 2017. West resigned from […]
Image Credit: gibsoncounty-tn.com Tennessee Comptroller Press Release – The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has completed its annual audit of Gibson County government for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2023, and the results show that improvement is needed in the county’s financial operations. The audit report includes six findings that outline deficiencies, weaknesses, and areas […]
Image Credit: Office of the Tennessee Comptroller The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A former Knox County Governmental Library employee was paid more than $100,000 for work time she did not complete while more than $40,000 worth of additional compensation is being questioned over a 10-year span. Ashley Satterfield was indicted on a charge […]
Image Credit: Office of the Tennessee Comptroller The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The former financial administrative assistant for Knox County Rescue was allegedly found to have misappropriated more than $44,000 during an investigation from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. Charlotte McLawhorn is accused of spending more than $24,550.30 of KCR funds via credit card […]
Image Credit: Office of the Tennessee Comptroller The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee reported an 89.8% graduation rate and an 8.6% dropout rate in a new report with updated numbers from the 2021-22 school year from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office. The Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability is required to produce the […]
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