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A.G. GancarskiNovember 21, 2016

Jacksonville is wrestling with a pension crisis decades in the making. And national media and political pressure groups are taking notice. The venerable American Spectator magazine — a bible of movement conservatism — waded into the Jacksonville public pension debate last week, throwing sharp elbows at the Northeast Florida city’s pension crisis. The Spectator hit on Jacksonville is […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 6, 2016

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office payroll audit was released July 5, and it revealed some concerns the Council Auditor’s office had about payroll practices. While “pay to JSO employees [in general] was properly supported, accurately calculated and timely paid,” the office “identified various internal control weaknesses, findings, and opportunities for improvement that need to be addressed.” Room for […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2016

Transcripts are the currency of any college or university. Every school has a registrar. Unpaid fees, for example, can result in transcripts not being released. Despite the essential nature of transcripts, it’s notable that one area school, Florida State College Jacksonville, hasn’t been consistent in terms of verifying transcripts for its own employees, according to […]

Associated PressSeptember 23, 2015

An independent audit commissioned by the Florida Department of Corrections has concluded that Florida’s prisons are so “chronically understaffed” that an emergency should be declared to keep corrections officers and inmates safe. The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee bureau reported Tuesday that the National Institute of Corrections report says the lack of prison staff costs the […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 16, 2015

Florida State University named Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters as chairman of the Business, Finance, and Audit Committee this week. FSU Chairman Ed Burr selected Gruters, a longtime Certified Public Accountant who’s vice chair and head of fundraising for the Republican Party of Florida, to the post. Burr is the new owner of the Quay property […]

Christine Jordan SextonNovember 6, 2014

A Tallahassee appellate court on Thursday affirmed an order requiring Florida Hospital Orlando to repay $22,138.34 to the state for unnecessary medical services for 14 Medicaid patients. In reaching its unanimous opinion a three-member panel of the First District Court of Appeal rejected the hospital’s argument that the state reviewed Medicaid patient files to determine […]

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Jacksonville’s pension reform efforts get national attention

Jax Council Auditor questions Sheriff’s Office payroll practices

FSCJ operational audit reveals transcript verification issues

Audit details “dangerous” understaffing at Florida prisons

Joe Gruters named chair of FSU Finance Committee

Court sides with state and against Florida Hospital Orlando in Medicaid overpayment case