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Golden Leaf got $83 million in COVID relief, but failed to properly monitor it, audit finds
RALEIGH — The Golden LEAF Foundation failed to monitor how $83 million in federal money from the COVID-19 Rapid Recovery Loan Program were used, a new audit finds.
Late COVID unemployment checks tangled in red tape, according to new state audit
RALEIGH — Nearly half a billion dollars in first-time unemployment benefits in North Carolina were not paid out in a timely manner during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to an audit released from State Auditor Beth Wood’s office on Monday. The Division of Employment Security didn’t issue $438 million of first unemployment benefit payments during the period of Jan. 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021.
Richmond County gets clean bill of financial health; public comment policy on hold
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County’s fiscal health is improving, according to the audit report presented to the Board of Commissioners Tuesday evening.
Rockingham receives clean audit report
ROCKINGHAM — City leaders are hoping a recent clean bill of financial health from its annual audit report is enough to get the county seat off the Local Government Commission’s “watch list.”
N.C. House Freedom Caucus plans to inspect Durham County voting machines
DURHAM — Members of the N.C. House Freedom Caucus said that they plan to inspect voting machines in Durham County to check for an internet connection, which could make them vulnerable to fraud.
State auditor says NCDOT has yet to develop trustworthy spending plan
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation continues to be under the watchful eye of the state auditor, who in a report released this week says that department failed to exceed its developed spending plan only by pure luck.
Richmond County School Board continues mandatory masking, family protests
HAMLET — Despite some parental protestations, the Richmond County Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously voted to keep its mask mandate in place.
Audit finds inaccuracies with NCDOT advance construction report
RALEIGH — The state auditor said in an examination released Wednesday, May 26, that the N.C. Department of Transportation’s sloppy record keeping led to inaccurate reports on advance construction.
Auditor reports poor monitoring of COVID-19 relief money
RALEIGH — The N.C. auditor said the vast majority of the $3.6 billion in COVID-19 relief funds the state received from the federal government was distributed with limited monitoring and controls.
Not enough Extra Credit grants got to low-income families, audit says
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s Department of Revenue did not do enough to get “Extra Credit” grants to low-income families eligible for them, a new audit finds.