2019 Press Highlights
Press Highlights for 2019
Office of the State Auditor Completes 2019 Federal Funds Compliance Audit – December 2019
How big is the debt in Utah state government?
By Dennis Romboy | Deseret News
December 13, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases Public Education Performance Dashboards – November 2019
New online tool shows how Utah student performance relates to spending
By Max Roth | Fox13 News
November 6, 2019
New dashboards compare education spending to outcomes in Utah
By Mary Richards | KSL NewsRadio
November 6, 2019
Public Education Performance Dashboards show no correlation between spending and student proficiency
By SUU Independent
November 6, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases the Second Report on its Information Systems Audit of the Department of Public Safety Driver License Division Report No. IT 18-03 – September 2019
Audit dings Utah’s Driver License Division for weak IT security
By Benjamin Wood | Salt Lake Tribune
September 17, 2019
State audit finds weaknesses in Utah driver’s license database security
By Dennis Romboy | Deseret News
September 17, 2019
Report on the security practices of DPS driver’s license database released
By Jennifer Weaver | KJZZ.com and KUTV
September 17, 2019
State audit finds weaknesses in Utah driver’s license database security
By USA Latest News
September 17, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases a Public Education Spending Dashboard To Help Show “Where Does The Money Go in Public Education?” – September 2019
How much should Utah teachers be paid? A new report has a suggestion — but it would cost $530 million
By Courtney Tanner | Salt Lake Tribune
October 2, 2019
State Auditor reveals where the money goes in public education
By Eric Frandsen | CacheValleyDaily.com
September 24, 2019
State Auditor releases public school spending data
By Toole Transcript Bulletin
September 19, 2019
New site shows how your schools spend money
By Max Roth | Fox 13
September 11, 2019
Call for a comprehensive performance audit of Utah public schools
By Mary Richards | KSL NewsRadio
August 21, 2019
BYU: Big data answers big questions about school spending in Utah
By Anessa Pennington BYU | Daily Herald
August 18, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases a Report on the Beaver County Waste Management Service District No. 5 – September 2019
State auditors claim former Beaver County worker took government money
By Paul Nelson | KSL NewsRadio
September 11, 2019
A Beaver County Waste Management employee misused up to $38K, new audit shows
By Clara Hatcher | The Salt Lake Tribune
September 11, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases an Audit of Evidence Storage and Management Among Selected Utah District and Juvenile Courts – August 2019
Audit: Utah’s district, juvenile courts poorly manage evidence, lack internal controls
By Jacob Scholl | Standard-Examiner
August 29, 2019
Audit Finds Inadequate Evidence Practices in Utah Courts
By Associated Press | U.S. News
August 29, 2019
State auditor finds Utah Courts have inadequate evidence management practices
By John Wojcik | KSL NewsRadio
August 28, 2019
Audit says Utah courts don’t keep adequate track of evidence
By Paighten Harkins | Salt Lake Tribune
August 28, 2019
Audit: Utah courts don’t adequately secure guns, drugs, other evidence
By Dennis Romboy | Deseret News
August 28, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases Audits of the Utah State Fair Corporation – May 2019
Utah’s state auditor John Dougall has rocked many boats, but he has also gained bipartisan praise
By Benjamin Wood | Salt Lake Tribune
May 28, 2019
State Fairpark’s finances looking up even as auditor dings management for lax oversight of employee expenses
By Dan Harrie | Salt Lake Tribune
May 21, 2019
Utah State Fairpark enjoyed successful year but could do more, according to audit
By Dennis Romboy | Deseret News
May 21, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases a Review of Property and Evidence Storage and Management Among Selected Utah Law Enforcement Agencies – May 2019
Local police weigh in after state audit reveals lax standards in Utah evidence rooms
Cody Blowers | St George News
May 8, 2019
Gehrke: How will Utah’s police respond now that an audit shows mistakes in handling evidence
By Robert Gehrke | Salt Lake Tribune
May 6, 2019
Some Utah law enforcement agencies don’t keep track of seized property and evidence, review finds
By Paighten Harkins | Salt Lake Tribune
May 1, 2019
Audit scrutinizes how Utah police departments handle evidence
By Ben Winslow | Fox13 News
May, 2019
State audit finds missing evidence, unsecured cash in various Utah police departments
By Jadob Scholll | Standard-Examiner
May 1, 2019
Audit Finds Lost Evidence at Utah Police Departments
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content
May 2, 2019
State Audit Finds Police Agencies Losing Cash, Firearms In Their Custody
By Rebecca Ellis | KUER
May 2, 2019
Audit finds lost evidence at Utah police departments
By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated Press KSL News
May 2nd, 2019
Utah police departments need to do better at keeping track of stored evidence, audit finds
By Pat Reavy | Deseret News
Published: May 4, 2019 5:20 pm
Gehrke: How will Utah’s police respond now that an audit shows mistakes in handling evidence
By Robert Gehrke | Salt Lake Tribune
May 6, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases Its Internal Control Report: An Evaluation of Utah’s Counties – February 2019
State Auditor releases evaluation of Utah’s counties
SUU Independent
February 20, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Issues Management Letter to the Utah Department of Transportation – February 2019
Oops. Because UDOT used outdated Census data, some cities received too much in road funds and others too little
By Lee Davidson | Salt Lake Tribune
February 15, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases its Information Systems Audit of the Controlled Substance Database – February 2019
Unlicensed medical providers accessed Utah prescription drug database, audit shows
By Dennis Romboy | Deseret News
February 13, 2019
Utah’s Controlled Substance Database susceptible to hacking, auditors warn
By Nate Carlisle | Salt Lake Tribune
February 13, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of Police Officer Standards and Training – January 2019
Utah’s police regulators discipline 3 officers, discuss what constitutes ‘lying
By Nate Carlisle | Salt Lake Tribune
March 19, 2019
Misbehaving Utah officers given leniency, audit finds
By Associated Press | KSL NewsRadio
February 3, 2019
Police discipline “lenient” in Utah, Auditor finds
By Paul Nelson | KSL NewsRadio
January 30, 2019
Utah is more lenient regarding police misconduct than other states, audit finds
By Pat Reavy | Deseret News
January 30, 2019
Audit finds Utah police officers get ‘lenient’ discipline
by Cristina Flores | KUTV2
January 30, 2019
Audit: Utah is lenient on discipline toward police officers in misconduct cases
By Jacob Scholl | Standard-Examiner
January 30, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases Two Reports of Programs within Utah’s System of Public Education – January 2019
Commentary: Utah education partner experiences ‘audacious’ growth
By Kim Fischer | Salt Lake Tribune
June 15, 2019
Where did 3,000 Utah students go? An audit finds big gap between online preschool’s enrollment and how many kids later showed up in kindergarten.
By Courtney Tanner |Salt Lake Tribune
January 29, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Releases its Special Project Report on Fayette Town – January 2019
State Auditor’s office says Fayette’s town procedures were faulty
By Robert Stevens | Sanpete Messenger
January 30, 2019
State Auditor Releases Scathing Report On Small Sanpete County Town
By Alex Cabrero | KSL TV
January 23, 2019
Clerk in a small Utah town with 250 residents embezzled $300K in public funds over 9 years
By Lee Davidson | Salt Lake Tribune
January 23, 2019
Utah State Auditor says former town clerk misappropriates over $300K during 9-year period
by Hunter Geisel | KUTV2
January 24, 2019
Office of the State Auditor Announces its Information Systems Audit of The Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division – January 2019
Gehrke: Utah’s sweeping, unreliable searches of our driver license photos need to stop
By Robert Gehrke | Salt Lake Tribune
July 15, 2019
State audit reveals Utah Drivers License Division may overshare personal info
By Todd Fooks |KSL NewsRadio
January 15, 2019
Driver license division improperly shared Utahns’ personal data, audit says
By Dennis Romboy | Deseret News
January 15, 2019
New audit says Utah’s Driver License Division discloses more than it should
By Ben Winslow |Fox13 News
January 15, 2019
Audit: Driver License Division disclosed more information than it was supposed to
Jenn Gardiner | ABC4 Good4Utah
January 15, 2019
Utah Driver License Division illegally shares some personal data
By Lee Davidson | Salt Lake Tribune
January 15, 2019