A Republican bill to toughen the state’s unemployment rules has been vetoed by Governor Tony Evers.
State Representatives Warren Petryk and James Edming say their legislation would have made it easier to track and prosecute unemployment fraud.
It would have expanded the way someone could be removed from unemployment, required the Department of Workforce Development to conduct more audits, and required any additional federal unemployment assistance to pass first through the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee.
The governor says Wisconsin has already lost out on federal funding through legislative interference and the measure would have just added more red tape to the process.
