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State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd announced a press conference Tuesday afternoon to release the findings of a special investigative audit into Tulsa Public Schools. But, Byrd says, the reveal of the audit results was delayed by TPS on short notice.
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Auditors found the City of Lindsay had financial issues because of mismanagement and a lack of oversight by local officials. But the Oklahoma Office of the State Auditor & Inspector’s office says it’s working to solve problems and appears to have improved its financial situation in a forensic audit.
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At least a half dozen small towns across Oklahoma have been rampantly misspending tax dollars over the past decade, according to State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd. She said the problem is systemic, multifaceted and avoidable.
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After State Auditor Cindy Byrd condemned “no-bid” contracts with state agencies, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission considered multiple motions on how to address the issue and protect public funds.
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The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is considering clarifying its stance on so-called no-bid contracts.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses an audit showing questionable contracts by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and then-Director Shelley Zumwalt during the pandemic, Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoing a bill to protect victims of domestic abuse and lawmakers sending Stitt a controversial immigration bill.
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State Auditor Cindy Byrd says Oklahoma is becoming a “no-bid state,” thanks to mismanagement at the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services that started during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A new audit found almost $200,000 went missing in Seminole County because of a lack of oversight in the county’s sheriff’s office.
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A Payne County Sheriff’s Office administrative assistant is accused of misappropriating $137,698.52.
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Thousands of dollars were misappropriated during 2018 and 2019 in the Town of Coyle, according to an investigative audit from the Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector.