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Audit finds millions of dollars in mismanagement costs in Roselle

January 27, 2021 9:41 amJanuary 27, 2021 4:31 pm

An audit released by the Office of the State Comptroller Wednesday found mismanagement cost taxpayers in Roselle millions of dollars. Officials there kept the borough’s municipal clerk on payroll despite a suspension pending the results of an investigation. That matter...

Prospect Park schools make progress on substitute teacher background checks

September 9, 2020 12:56 pm

The Prospect Park school district has taken some steps to ensure all substitute teachers complete a background check after a state audit conducted by acting Comptroller Kevin Walsh found the district failed to properly maintain evidence such checks had been...

TCNJ failed to document, justify fee increases between 2017, 2019, comptroller says

August 7, 2020 10:31 am

A review of rising student fees at The College of New Jersey found the state university failed to document or justify fee increases between 2017 and 2019, acting State Comptroller Kevin Walsh announced Friday. A 2016 audit found TCNJ, William...

State comptroller said some agencies used credit cards, but didn’t follow right procedures

July 23, 2020 9:47 am

Acting state comptroller Kevin Walsh says that some New Jersey state agencies used credit cards without following procedures set to protect public funds from fraud and abuse. “Our report found that as many as 30 percent of the purchases we...

State, federal authorities launching joint COVID-19 task force

March 30, 2020 3:59 pm

State and federal authorities announced the creation of a joint COVID-19 task force Monday. “An unprecedented public health crisis creates an unprecedented opportunity for scammers and con artists,” Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said. “Now more than ever, we need to...

Murphy names Walsh as state comptroller

January 23, 2020 4:27 pmJanuary 23, 2020 4:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Kevin Walsh, the executive director of the Fair Share Housing Center, to serve as New Jersey State Comptroller. Walsh is set to become acting comptroller on Monday as he awaits confirmation by the New Jersey...

Murphy’s Supreme Court pick comes next year and he could name first black woman

April 24, 2019 12:01 amApril 24, 2019 10:59 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will get to make his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court later next year when Justice Walter F. Timpone reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 and there is a decent chance he will use...