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Friday, July 13, 2012

Auditor Highlights Errors in State Hospital Bond Program

On Thursday, State Auditor Elaine Howle sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown (D) reporting that the California Health Facilities Financing Authority often misjudged when to sell bonds for construction and improvement projects at children's hospitals.  As a result, the state paid "as much as $16 million in interest annually on the idle capital while the state was facing cash shortfalls," Howle wrote.



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