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Audit: Wisconsin economic agency’s performance improving
Wisconsin's troubled economic development agency improved its performance over the past fiscal year but it still must sharpen its oversight of tax credit contracts, policies on closing contracts and the accuracy of online data, according to an audit released Wednesday.
Audit cites problems leading to unemployment payment delays
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development was responsible for 11 of the 13 weeks it took, on average, to process unemployment claims filed since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to an audit released Monday.
Audit: Too much, not enough sent to Wisconsin unemployed
An unknown number of unemployed people in Wisconsin received too much, or not enough, in benefits from the state Department of Workforce in late April as it worked to process additional money in federal aid to help those suddenly out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic, an audit released Wednesday found.
Critics complain bill could block new occupational licensing
Lawmakers are advancing so-called sunrise review bills that would require newly proposed occupational certifications to first undergo an audit before being instituted.
Audit faults plans to credit Foxconn for work outside state
Wisconsin's economic development agency needs to modify its procedures to ensure that tax credits aren't awarded to Foxconn Technology Group for employees who don't perform work in the state, which would violate the law and the state's contract with the company, an audit released Tuesday said.
Audit recommends tighter oversight of UW foundations
A new audit recommends that University of Wisconsin campuses increase oversight and monitoring of relationships between UW campuses and affiliated organizations, including fundraising foundations.
Audit: Fair contract records shoddy; no plans for racetrack
State Fair Park officials have kept shoddy contract records and have no plan for the underused Milwaukee Mile race track, according to an audit released Friday.
Audit: Wis. agencies spent $13b in federal money
A new report says state agencies spent almost $13 billion in federal assistance dollars in fiscal year 2011-12.
Wis. agencies didn’t track economic development (UPDATE)
Eight Wisconsin agencies that spent tens of millions of dollars on economic development programs don't have a complete picture of the payoff, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
Study: Contract site of ‘questionable use’ (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A website meant to function as a clearinghouse for state contract information is poorly organized and laced with inaccurate information, making […]
Committee calls for reform in engineer comparisons (UPDATE)
By Adam Wise Wisconsin’s process for comparing state vs. contract engineers for state highway projects is flawed, inaccurate and needs to be updated, a state commission reported Tuesday. In its […]
State suspends inspection certifications
By James Briggs A state agency has put on hold a decades-old program that certifies municipalities to do plan reviews and commercial building inspections. The state Department of Commerce, though, […]
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- Under construction bridge partially collapses in Oconowomoc
- Building Advantage Career Fair returns to American Family Field this year
- Kelmann Restoration relocating to Milwaukee’s northwest side
- Appleton secures $25M transit center funding two years after announcement
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- Waukesha nonprofit plans ‘brand new’ look for youth shelter
- Transportation key to Betty Brinn Children’s Museum relocation
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of April 27, 2026
- Hartland reviews downtown boutique hotel plans
- Critics fume over diesel generator health concerns at AI data center
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)