DOA

Dec 15, 2022

Audit calls for transparency on Evers’ COVID relief spending

A nonpartisan audit released Wednesday called on Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to be more transparent about how he distributes billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds.

May 28, 2021

Report calls for ambitious overhaul of state buildings in response to COVID

State officials expect to see a $278 million project to redevelop a city block in downtown Madison play a big role in adapting the state’s workforce and infrastructure to a world changed by COVID-19.

Mar 28, 2017

Panel grills DOA on proposed deferred state projects

A co-chair of the state's powerful finance committee grilled state agency officials on Tuesday about Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to keep many building plans out of the state's next budget.

Mar 31, 2016

New law heightens penalties for worker misclassification

Construction companies that purposely misclassify direct employees as independent contractors will face new civil penalties and possibly even criminal charges, under a law enacted this week.

Mar 18, 2016

State moving to cut down on space rented for agencies

As the state moves to consolidate various departments in one hulking office building on Madison’s west side, it is also planning to reduce the amount of private space it rents.

Dec 12, 2015

GOP bill would place inspectors in Wisconsin state agencies

Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would assign inspector generals to more than a dozen state agencies, which could cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars and open the door to cronyism, according to critics.

Dec 7, 2015

Report: State contractual purchasing rose in fiscal year 2015

A report from Gov. Scott Walker's administration shows overall state contracting increased during the last fiscal year.

Oct 15, 2015

DOA: State finished fiscal year with $135.6 million surplus

Gov. Scott Walker's administration says the state finished the last fiscal year with a $135 million surplus.

Jun 9, 2015

Senate votes to free up towns’ road spending

The state Senate moved forward Tuesday with a bill that free up towns' spending on roads even as lawmakers remained at an impasse over the transportation budget and possible changes to the state's prevailing wage laws.

Feb 17, 2015

Proposed budget kills plan to cut some advisory boards

Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget quietly drops a plan to eliminate advisory panels that have not met in more than a year.

Dec 29, 2014

Deputy administration secretary to quit next month

Chris Schoenherr has decided to leave his job as deputy secretary in Gov. Scott Walker's Department of Administration next month.

Nov 6, 2014

African-American chamber tries to protect bid preferences

The African American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Milwaukee is planning to ask state officials to reconsider their interpreting the state’s new bidding law in a way that threatens to gut bidding preferences for businesses owned by minorities and disabled veterans.