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Attack on Auditor Independence in Iowa
Last night, the Iowa Senate quickly passed a bill that effectively limits the State Auditor’s independent oversight by restricting his...
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- Feb 27
- 3 min
The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits
Episode Two: Inappropriate Computer Access - We don’t recall any performance auditors complaining to us about the frustration they must...
greenebarrett
- Jan 11
- 3 min
The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits
Episode One: Data Quality - Over the course of years, as we’ve closely followed the work of state and local performance auditors, a...
greenebarrett
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Fighting Fraud: Advice for Smaller Cities
Whatever their size, all state and local governments must contend with the possibility that federal grant money or taxpayer revenues will...
greenebarrett
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
The Fight for Independent Oversight
In 2018, a regional ballot measure in nine counties in the San Francisco area dedicated $500 million of $4.5 billion in increased...
greenebarrett
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Lagging Inspections: Will We Never Learn?
We are, as readers of the B&G Report know, regular users of performance audits. In so doing, we're sometimes reminded about the Greek...
greenebarrett
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Fiscal Scandals and Their Impact on Localities
Toward the end of July, Route Fifty published our most recent column about the arduous task that government officials have when faced...
greenebarrett
- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
The Tower of State and Local Babel
Some years ago, when the phrase “big data,” was first gaining currency, we decided that before we embarked on any projects related to...
greenebarrett
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
How To Use Data in Workforce Management
Across the U.S., a growing number of cities, counties, and states are using data across agencies to improve management and make...
greenebarrett
- Jun 30, 2022
- 6 min
Lessons Learned from TANF Clients
In researching the 26-year-old Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program recently, we had the chance to talk with Mary Beth...
greenebarrett
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
How Staffing Shortages May Be Affecting Illinois Children
Over the last months, we've written a series of columns for Route Fifty and elsewhere about the difficulties states and localities are...
greenebarrett
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
What Value are Sensible Statutes Without Sufficient Oversight?
On April 1st a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that there was a crisis in mental health among...
greenebarrett
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
California’s Powerful Example of Citizen Participation
We often talk about performance auditors on this website. These dedicated professionals may be appointed or elected. They use...
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