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Democrats Say Ohio Auditor Yost Should Step Down from ECOT Investigations

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OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

State Auditor Dave Yost has recently . But one lawmaker thinks Yost should recuse himself from any further investigations into the .

of Columbus criticizes Yost for speaking at an and for not conducting a full audit in 2014 after receiving a whistleblower tip on enrollment.

“If Yost had simply done his job back in 2014 we might not be in a situation with ECOT running TV ads and this fighting in court to hang on to their ill-gotten gains,” she said.

Yost’s office contends they did conduct an audit, actually three in a 13-month span, and that he plans to stay involved in any future evaluations.

ECOT was ordered to for dramatically overestimating full time student enrollment. That's a fight ECOT is taking to the Ohio Supreme Court. 

Andy Chow is a general assignment state government reporter who focuses on environmental, energy, agriculture, and education-related issues. He started his journalism career as an associate producer with ABC 6/FOX 28 in Columbus before becoming a producer with WBNS 10TV.