MISSISSIPPI’S STATE AUDITOR SHAD WHITE IS FOLLOWING IOWA STATE AUDITOR ROB SAND’S LEAD AND CREATING A PUBLIC INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES OR PIE PROGRAM IN HIS STATE.
SAND CREATED THE PROGRAM IN 2019:
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SAND SAYS THE PROGRAM ALSO COLLECTS THE ENTITIES’ OWN INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND IN TURN SHARES THEM WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ACROSS IOWA:
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WHITE IS REPUBLICAN AND HIS OFFICE REPORTS HE WAS INSPIRED BY AUDITOR SAND’S PIE PROGRAM. SAND IS A DEMOCRAT.
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SAND IS TAKING THE PIE PROGRAM A STEP FURTHER BY PROPOSING A BILL IN THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE IOWA AUDITOR TO DISTRIBUTE PIE RECOMMENDATIONS TO PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PIE PROGRAM.
