State Auditor David Yost

Yost Proposes ODOT Cost Cutting Measures

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:17:28 +0000

Cutting its annual mowing schedule from four to three times could save the Ohio Department of Transportation millions, according to a study by State Auditor Dave Yost.

Cupp's Job Raising Ethical Questions

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:28:56 +0000

Former Republican Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert Cupp's new job is raising ethical issues in the legal battle over GOP Governor John Kasich's nonprofit job-creation agency JobsOhio.

Cops Seize CCS Records

Jim Letizia — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:30:27 +0000

Columbus Police officers this morning seized records wanted by the state auditor as part of his probe of the Columbus City Schools' attendance data tampering scandal, and his probe of alleged grade changing at Linden-McKinley High School.

Update: State Audit Finds Faults In Columbus City Schools

Ohio Public Radio and Jo Ingles — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:35:24 +0000

Ohio’s Auditor has released an audit on the Columbus City School district and the findings are not good news.

Yost Releases CCS Audit

Jim Letizia — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:28:35 +0000

The annual state audit of the Columbus City Schools is a mix of good and bad news.

JobsOhio Complies With Subpoena

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:22:46 +0000

Ohio's private non-profit job creation agency says it complied with the subpoena issued by State Auditor David Yost to turn over its private financial records.

Yost Wants To Audit JobsOhio

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:47:48 +0000

Many Democrats in the state legislature have been raising questions about public money put into the state's private non profit jobs development corporation, JobsOhio.

CCS Considering Whistleblower Policy

Mike Foley and Alison Holm — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:27:59 +0000

The Columbus School Board is considering a new policy protecting whistleblowers who want to report fraud or mismanagement.

Probe into Columbus City Schools deepens

Alison Holm — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:05:32 +0000

State auditor David Yost has announced the some Columbus City Schools officials could face criminal charges as a result of his investigation into an attendance rigging scandal.

Auditor finds evidence of school districts data scrubbing

Ohio Public Radio and Bill Cohen — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:23:34 +0000

Ohio’s Auditor says a preliminary probe has found evidence of major irregularities in the way five school districts have changed the enrollment status of some students.

Columbus schools reaction to auditor's report

Alison Holm — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:16:53 +0000

The state's auditor says five Ohio school districts have used questionable attendance policies and practices, putting them at a higher risk for scrubbing attendance data to improve their school report cards.