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• US audit: $200M wasted on Iraqi police training

  July 30, 2012 in Nation/World BAGHDAD — U.S. auditors have concluded that more than $200 million was wasted on a program to train Iraqi police that Baghdad says is neither needed nor wanted. 10

• Audit urges more money to be spent in the classroom

  June 7, 2012 in City SEATTLE (AP) — A new state audit of Washington’s public schools says the state’s school districts could do a better job getting dollars into the classroom where they’ll make the … 10

• Audit: Idaho improperly paid $82 million in benefits

  September 22, 2011 in Business, Idaho An Idaho agency that doles out unemployment benefits improperly made about $82 million in payments over a three-year period, a federal audit fou 1

• Town’s legal battle against man living in shed may be no-winner

  August 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 Springdale, Wash., population 280, is spending more than 10 percent of its general fund to keep a man from living in a shed. The money might go a long way … 39

• Editorial: Veto needed to assure voter wishes on audit role

  June 11, 2011 in Opinion on Page B4 To save money, the Legislature has chosen to cut an area of government that saves the government money. Confused? So are we. But here’s the story. Washington state Auditor Brian … 2

• State auditor criticizes Spokane County Assessor’s Office

  April 25, 2011 in News New construction overlooked, coding errors missed 3

• Editorial: Fewer plans for teachers could save state millions

  March 9, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 As Washington state lawmakers work to close a difficult budget hole that will undoubtedly lead to hundreds of educators losing their jobs, they ought to closely read a report from … 3

• Embezzlement case triggers review of county rules

  January 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kootenai County’s new clerk, Cliff Hayes, has hired a former bank fraud investigator to review county procedures for handling money in the wake of a suspected embezzlement by a former …

• Kootenai County revamps process in embezzlement’s wake

  January 18, 2011 in Idaho, News Kootenai County’s new clerk, Cliff Hayes, has hired a former bank fraud investigator to review county procedures for handling money in the wake of a suspected embezzlement by a former …

• State wraps up audit of ’09 records

  December 11, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Problems that included missing credit card receipts and missing credit card statements seem to be behind Spokane Valley as the state auditor’s office gave the city a clean bill of …

• Audit finds oversight problems

    October 3, 2009 in City on Page B3 State auditors have found “significant deficiencies” in the city of Spokane’s oversight of federal money, according to a report released this week. In the audit, the state questioned more than …

• The ‘golden goose’ fund

      September 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane police spent $5.3 million on cars, travel, gasoline, weapons, training, clothing, electronics and office equipment over two decades, using a private account operated by the department’s Special Investigations Unit … 11

• Audit: Planned Parenthood overbilled Medicaid

    August 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 Planned Parenthood of the Inland Northwest required unnecessary office visits by its poorest patients, a practice that led to excessive payments from the taxpayer-financed Medicaid program, according to a recent … 2

• Audit finds errors in financial reports

  March 13, 2008 in Voices on Page V4 Spokane Valley misstated its assets, debts and expenditures in 2006 and failed to catch the errors, according to a newly released state audit. The audit says the city also mistakenly …