ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-36) on July 26, 2024, entitled "City of Yonkers - Separation Payments and Health Insurance Buyouts of Yonkers City School District Employees." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether City of Yonkers (City) officials ensured Yonkers City School District (District) employees' separation payments and health insurance buyouts were accurate. * * * Key Findin  more

ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-41) on July 26, 2024, entitled "Lewis County - Purchase Cards." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Lewis County's (County) purchase card charges were properly approved, supported and for appropriate purposes. * * * Key Findings We reviewed 366 purchase card charges totaling $229,635 and determined the charges were for appropriate purposes; howev  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 26, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson led a 15-state coalition in filing a brief today supporting former President Trump's appeal of a court ordering him to pay around $355 million for allegedly making false real estate statements. Earlier this year, a state court judge in New York found former President Trump liable for allegedly "submitting false financial statem  more