Thursday, June 8, 2017

After Gear Up, EB-5 scandals, lawmakers look for transparency in tracking funds

(Source: Argus Leader)  Opening up reports about groups that administer state and federal funds could help avert scandals like Gear Up and EB-5, lawmakers said Tuesday. Sen. Deb Peters, R-Hartford, said she'd like to bring legislation in 2018 that would require private groups that receive state funds to publicly share their audits. Groups that receive pass-through funds through those contractors should be publicly probed as well, she said. Read more at http://www.argusleader.com/