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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 20 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced audit reports have been released for 25 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Erie, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Monroe, Northampton, Northumberland, Susquehanna, Schuylkill, Tioga and Westmoreland counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first responders,” DeFoor said. […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 14 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 28 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Centre, Chester, Erie, Indiana, Lancaster, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 21 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced audit reports have been released for 29 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Cambria, Centre, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Forest, Huntingdon, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Mercer, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Washington, Wayne and Westmoreland counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first responders,” DeFoor […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Announces Release of Compliance Audits for County Offices, District Courts

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits of district courts and county government offices in Beaver, Berks, Chester, Clarion, Clinton, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Indiana, Lycoming, Mercer, Montour, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Sullivan and Tioga counties. “These compliance audits determine whether all funds that are collected on behalf of […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Questions Annual Property Tax Increases for 12 School Districts; Calls on Legislature to Close Loopholes

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released an audit of 12 school districts from across the Commonwealth that uncovers a legal standard practice where districts are raising local property taxes while holding millions of dollars in their General Funds. “These districts represent a cross-section of Pennsylvania – from wealthier to poorer tax bases […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 13 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 30 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Elk, Fayette, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, Somerset, Warren and York counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial burdens […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 19 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced audit reports have been released for 25 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Bucks, Centre, Clarion, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Luzerne, Mercer, Potter, Warren, Wayne, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first responders,” DeFoor said. “Our […]

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Harrisburg University, Auditor General and Members 1st Federal Credit Union Launch 10th Annual Student Financial Literacy Scholarship Competition

HARRISBURG – Harrisburg University of Science and Technology President Dr. Eric Darr, Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor and Members 1st Federal Credit Union Chief Experience Officer Mike Wilson today launched the 10th annual student financial literacy scholarship competition entitled, “What Does Financial Literacy Mean to Me?” “High school is a critical time for students to […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 12 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 34 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Fayette, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Venango, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial burdens on […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 24 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced audit reports have been released for 32 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Clarion, Fayette, Greene, Huntingdon, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lycoming, Mercer, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Tioga, Venango, Wayne, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated […]

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