Guess he's figuring he'll take whatever he can get.
Even a major problem in our outdated state technology that the Colorado GOP has been pounding for years on the Colorado Democrats to do something about.
Wonder if there will ever come a day when taxpayers can charge something like this outrageous overpayment to the 'guilty' 'party' that 'helped' the problem into existence?
"Democratic House Minority Leader Sal Pace, of Pueblo, fired off a letter today requesting that an audit of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment already underway be expanded to learn why the Unemployment Insurance Division overpaid beneficiaries by $305 million in benefits.
“The overpayments should be of concern to every Coloradan,” Pace wrote in his letter to the Legislative Audit Committee.
Pace said it was recent reports of overpayments as well as a move by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper—directing the department on Wednesday to work with the federal Department of Labor on adopting new strategies to detect, eliminate and recover overpayments—that prompted him to make the request.
Pace is asking for a review of how the overpayments happened, a look at accounting procedures within the department’s Unemployment Insurance Division, and for recommendations to prevent any of it from happening again.
“We have an obligation to make sure we fully understand the extent of the problem,” said Pace.
Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, who sits on the audit committee says he supports Pace’s request.
“It’s appropriate to ask for this,” said Renfroe. “Government needs to be efficient with taxpayer dollars. Clearly, shining a light on an area that may need correcting is the right thing to do.”
The Legislative Audit Committee must first approve the request before the state auditor can delve into the issues Pace raises...."
(Debi Brazzale, Colorado News Agency)
"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
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The outdated technology has been pushed for complete overhaul, primarily by Republicans for the past 6 years, minimum. Pushed hard during the Ritter years. It was Ritter who backed off calling the need one of the luxury line items when we first started getting hit with major budget cuts.
Pace will get some attention with this but look for that attention to fizzle as soon as the shift to the real problem rears its head.
Too big of government here in Colorado that doesn't hold a high enough employer standard in a number of our state agencies.
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