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HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today issued a warning for municipalities to make the required contributions to their pension plans, after a recent report from the department showed 25% of municipal pension plans are in some state of distress. “Local government pension plans are essential to making sure those who dedicate their life […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today recognized Scranton-native Nicholas Slayton as the newest auditor to join the department from the Intern to Hire program. Slayton graduated in May 2024 from Marywood University in Lackawanna County with a bachelor’s in accounting and financial planning. “Our Intern to Hire program is a common-sense approach […]
HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 47 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Centre, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, McKean, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Schuylkill, Westmoreland, and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital […]
SOUTH PARK, PA – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today joined representatives from The Challenge Program, Inc., and Penn Cove Capital Group (PCG) to recognize Ryan Murray, a senior student from South Park High School as the winner of the 2025 Brian Shanahan Entrepreneurship Award. Ryan received a $1,000 prize from The Challenge Program, Inc., […]
BUTLER, Pa. – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today served as a commencement speaker at Butler County Community College’s (BC3) 57th commencement ceremony where he spoke to students about his personal experience as a community college graduate and the path ahead for them. “Leave here tonight knowing that you have the skills to succeed in […]
HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 49 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bedford, Berks, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Tioga, Venango, Westmoreland and York counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which […]
HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits for district courts and county government offices in Allegheny, Blair, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Clearfield, Dauphin, Delaware, Greene, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Tioga, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. “These compliance audits determine whether all funds that are collected on behalf […]
LANSDALE, PA – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today concluded his statewide Financial Literacy Month tour with Senator Tracey Pennycuick (R-24) at North Penn High School in Lansdale, presenting administrators with a ‘Be Money $mart’ commendation for their work to integrate financial literacy education into the school’s curriculum. “This month I had the privilege of […]
HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 34 health care facilities in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Clearfield, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lehigh, Mercer, Montour, Philadelphia, Wayne and York counties. “Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement […]
HARRISBURG – Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) Interim President David Schankweiler, Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor and Members 1st Federal Credit Union Vice President of Community and Public Relations Sara Firestone today announced the winners of a statewide financial literacy competition for students in Grades 9-12. “Financial literacy is more essential than […]
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