State Auditor

Republican incumbent Scott Fitzpatrick will serve another term as Missouri’s state auditor after winning Tuesday’s election. During his first term, he examined Jackson County’s property tax assessments and public school districts.

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said the investigation his office started in March into the Hickman Mills School District prompted a full audit. The investigation began after a whistleblower complaint about the potential misuse of school funds.

A new Missouri law requires the school district to get voter approval to continue the four-day week. But whether Independence voters will weigh in on keeping the shorter schedule may depend on the outcome of a lawsuit the school district filed against the state.

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick says he'll only investigate the state's charter schools — which are all in Kansas City or St. Louis — if formal complaints show “specific problems. Union leaders sent a letter to the auditor's office in August.

The Missouri Auditor's office no longer needs consent from governing boards or a petition drive to launch an audit if an initial investigation shows “improper government activity” — including fraud, waste of resources or violations of law.

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's office said the Independence School District audit was not prompted by citizen complaints, but selected because of its four-day school week and because it’s one of the state’s larger school districts.

The former state Treasurer replaces Nicole Galloway, who was the last remaining Democrat in Missouri to hold an elected statewide position.

Long at odds with the Jackson County Legislature over spending, the county executive disagreed with some of the audit's characterizations but said he will work with elected officials.

As governor the Missouri state auditor would issue a statewide mask mandate, work to expand Medicaid and cut "government waste and abuses."

The Democratic candidate lays out her plan for Missouri and how a Lawrence diner evolved from serving customers to serving those in need during the pandemic.

Segment 1: Clay County, Missouri, audit is stalled amid ongoing litigation.Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway launched an audit into Clay County last…

Some residents of Clay County, Missouri, are so frustrated by what they say is a lack of transparency in county government that they've asked for a state…