Tag: audit

Folwell: City of Rocky Mount needs a good hard look

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Brant Clifton

We sure know how to keep federal investigators busy here in North Carolina. Robin Hayes, David Lewis, and now The City of Rocky Mount: State Treasurer Dale

NC-03: If Allen Thomas had cooperated with audit, it could have been released prior to Walter Jones’s passing

Posted on April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Instead of blasting congressional candidate Allen Thomas (D) for his sloppiness, Democrats are blasting their fellow Democrat, state auditor Beth Wood, for releasing an audit critical of Thomas’s management

NC-03: The buck DOESN’T stop here. (Over THERE, maybe. But NOT HERE.)

Posted on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I found this little gem posted on Instagram by congressional candidate Allen Thomas (D): Now let that sink in before you move on to read about

NC-03: Allen gets audited. (And it wasn’t pretty.)

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Audits are never fun. It’s not fun when the IRS shows up to do it. When you’re involved with the state government, it’s no fun when Beth Wood and

We MUST spend MORE because we, um, CAN’T spend what we already have.

Posted on March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Makes no sense, right? But that’s state government — actually, GOVERNMENT — for you. Democrats and their queen, Roy Cooper, are demanding that we foot the bill for

Can’t even sell BOOZE right.

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Sometimes, it’s NOT as easy as A-B-C. That’s what state auditor Beth Wood’s latest audit has found: The office in charge of North Carolina’s state-run liquor stores has wasted millions

Ethics Roulette: (Am I my brother’s auditor?) It’s ALL IN THE FAMILY at AppState.

Posted on January 13, 2017January 13, 2017 by Brant Clifton

It’s pretty clear they have a, um, “different” way of doing things at Appalachian State University. We told you earlier about the university administrator who oversaw a business transaction between

#ncgop [Fear of a five-letter word]

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Brant Clifton

We wrote earlier about discussions by insiders of possibly transferring a bunch of money out of NCGOP coffers right under the nose of new NCGOP chairman Hasan Harnett. The big

Under the Radar (and under the rug?): The senator and the mystery of the disappearing audit

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Back in January, we got a whole lot of ethics-related news regarding state Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (R-Cabarrus). Apparently, he spent $100,000 in campaign funds — in an election

McCrory / Wood presser: kudos for calling out Medicaid waste, but new questions raised

Posted on February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Gov. Pat McCrory is getting kudos among the general populace for his tough comments on the state Medicare program at a Thursday press conference. Auditor Beth Wood