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.

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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.

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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.

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Lawmakers are advancing so-called sunrise review bills that would require newly proposed occupational certifications to first undergo an audit before being instituted.

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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.

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A new audit recommends that University of Wisconsin campuses increase oversight and monitoring of relationships between UW campuses and affiliated organizations, including fundraising foundations.

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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.

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A new report says state agencies spent almost $13 billion in federal assistance dollars in fiscal year 2011-12.

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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.

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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 it of little use to the public, according to a ...

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