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Loftis: SC treasurer is committed to voters and transparency
SC Treasurer Curtis Loftis says transparency is the cornerstone of his administration, and he's been unfairly criticized over existence of $1.8 billion ...
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South Carolina State Auditor resigns from office
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – George Kennedy, South Carolina’s State Auditor, resigned from office Thursday. Kennedy, who has served in the position since October 2015, sent a letter of resignation to ...
South Carolina lawmakers call to axe treasurer after $1.8 billion accounting error
The results of the audit found that $1.6 billion of the $1.8 billion believed to have existed was the "result of incorrect ...
With SC’s finances under SEC investigation, lawmakers seek financial ‘babysitter’
An outside forensic auditing firm recommended the state hire a third-party compliance officer after determining most of a ...
Reforms coming after SC's $1.8 billion accounting error. Now the question is who to blame.
The SC Senate to discuss the future of the state's finances after it was discovered $1.8 billion in missing funds didn't ...
SC taxpayers’ cost of fixing a $1.8B accounting blunder could keep growing
The bills continue to pile up as South Carolina legislators consider spending more money on a series of accounting snafus ...
SC’s state auditor resigns from job amid controversy over state’s $1.8B accounting error
South Carolina State Auditor George Kennedy III and outside independent auditor Remi Omisore, a principal at CliftonLarsonAllen, speak to a Senate Finance subcommittee about the comptroller general’s ...
$1.8 billion isn’t missing after all in South Carolina but questions remain about accounting error
It turns out that $1.8 billion in South Carolina state funds weren’t just sitting in a bank account waiting to be spent.
South Carolina State Auditor resigns after 9-plus years in office
South Carolina State Auditor George Kennedy resigned from office Thursday in a letter to Gov. Henry McMaster and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. In the letter, Kennedy, who has served in ...
Connect to the Capitol: Following the $1.8B in mystery money
This week we connect you to the capitol by diving into a confounding $1.8 billion money mystery that dates back years at the ...
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Pressure grows on Loftis to resign over $1.8 billion snafu
Statehouse leaders are calling for the resignation or impeachment of state Treasurer Curtis Loftis over a $1.8 billion ...
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$1.8 billion isn’t missing after all in South Carolina but questions remain about accounting error
It turns out that $1.8 billion in South Carolina state funds weren ... and should the elected state treasurer, Curtis Loftis, step down or be impeached. “In the private sector, if anybody ...