Audit Committee co-chairs, Evers at odds over interest from COVID-19 funds

The co-chairs of the Joint Audit Committee and the Evers administration are at odds over whether interest from federal COVID-19 funds should be deposited in the general fund. The state collected more than $97 million in interest off the $3 billion in funds it received. The Evers administration contends federal rules bar the interest earnings from going to the general fund because the state would n...