Word: audition
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...also agreed that, with the results of a state audit of district finances in hand, the budget process will be especially exacting this year. Many committee members say they need to take a "critical look" at why Cambridge has high per-pupil spending but test scores below state averages...
...time did our expenses exceed the campaign limit of $100 per candidate. When other opponents raised questions about our campaign practices, the election commission decided to audit our expense report. The audit was something that I had never seen done in an election before and was a proactive and thorough way for the election commission to address the concerns of other candidates. In a meeting that lasted more than an hour and a half, the election commission went through a laundry list of allegations and picked our expense report apart, point by point...
...confusion come from? My best explanation is that the confusion stems from misunderstanding and the saturation of one-sided arguments that were quoted in previous issues of campus publications. Secondly, wrong or incomplete information has created the illusion of violations where none ever existed. The purpose of the audit was not to vindicate us, nor to punish us. The intent of the audit was to truthfully get to the bottom of all of the allegations. In previous pieces published in The Crimson, opposing campaign members have lost the "truth-seeking" spirit. There was a reference to the Harvard University Mail...
...will unions learn from the sins of the past that contributed to a decades-long decline in membership? It appears the answer is no. The New York Times reported Friday that an in-house audit by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the nation's second largest union, found corruption and embezzlement in dozens of its locals across the nation. The boss of one local that includes New York City's school crossing guards and cafeteria workers has been indicted for draining over $2 million from the union's coffers. AFSCME's leadership says such corruption...