The largest amount of state funding the auditor found spent improperly was $4.6 million by the Employment Development Department (EDD) for unused cell phones and wireless hotspot devices.

California’s troubled Employment Development Department squandered millions on cell phone plans for devices that were shoved in closets and left unused, according to an investigation released Friday.

According to a report by the California State Auditor, reviewers examined 54 months of billing and found EDD paid about $4.62 million in monthly service fees for mobile devices that went unused for ...

As CalMatters editor Adam Ashton reports, that’s how the agency – in charge of distributing benefits to millions of suddenly unemployed Californians in the pandemic – racked up $4.6 million in monthly ...

A new report released by the California State Auditor's Office found more than $5.1 million of waste, misuse or improper ...

Question: I run a large warehouse with over 300 employees and business has been steadily decreasing for the last five months. I need to reduce my overhead, but I don’t want to lay off my staff because ...

The pandemic stress tested all sorts of boundaries for state government, not the least of which were the limits of its critical benefits systems, like those offered through the California Employment ...