State auditor plans to track how Delaware spends COVID cash

Betsy PriceGovernment & Politics, Headlines

Gov. John Carney posted this photo of the Delaware City DMV and one of the state’s first mass COVID-19 vaccination events in the winter.    State Auditor Kathy McGuiness announced recently that she hopes to answer questions about how county and local governments and school districts will spend the $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 funds by tracking the expenditures. “One …

McGuiness lawsuit

State auditor sued by former employee, political opponent

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness is being sued by a former employee and political opponent who alleges she was wrongfully terminated. The lawsuit was filed on the same day McGuiness was set to face trial on a slew of corruption charges in Wilmington. Her trial was ultimately relocated to Kent County where it will begin Tuesday.  Kathleen Davies, a career auditor …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – October 17, 2021

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom—scroll through the pdf, use direction arrows, zoom in or out, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”https://delawarelive.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DelawareLive-Oct-17.pdf” title=”DelawareLive-Oct 17″] This Week’s Top Headlines Include: HEADLINES Proposed House redistricting offers more changes than Senate Senate redistricting maps show few impactful changes Delaware auditor Kathy …

Delaware auditor asks for subpoena to force DHSS to provide Medicaid info

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Delaware’s state auditor says she wants to know what DHSS has to hide about Medicaid. Photo by Scott Graham/Unsplash   State Auditor Kathy McGuinness has filed a subpoena to force the Delaware Department of Health and Human Services to produce documentation and access relating to their approval and denial of Medicaid applications. DHSS has since filed a motion to quash …

‘Unauditable’ Lewes nursing home can’t find former owner’s records

Charlie MegginsonHeadlines, Health

Updated Aug. 30 at 4:30 p.m. with comments from the community’s parent company A second Delaware nursing home has earned the unique distinction of being “unauditable,” according to State Auditor Kathy McGuinness.  The Cadbury at Lewes Senior Living Community, now known as The Moorings at Lewes, failed to provide documentation supporting approximately $1.1 million in costs — or 18% of …