BY JACOB SZETO A Secretary of State Audits Division audit report questions if $1.46 million used by the Oregon Commission for the Blind was spent prudently or lawfully. This audit was not random. It was initiated in March 2007 after the Secretary of State received allegations of mismanaged operations and misused funds. After substantiating several [...]
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15 years of audits reveal a pattern of fiscal irresponsibility at the Oregon Commission for the Blind
February 10, 2010
PERS Board Changes Rate Setting Rules
February 03, 2010
BY JACOB SZETO TIGARD- In a 4-1 vote the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) board changed how employer contribution rates will adjust for the next scheduled change in July 2011. To fund public employee pensions, employers (schools, state agencies and local governments) are required to contribute to a trust fund that is used to pay [...]
Senators talking unemployment fraud
November 30, 2009
Senators George and Telfer question the Oregon Unemployment Department about fraud in the system during the November Interim Committee Hearings in Salem. BY SARAH ROSS YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWhQi51n6b4
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