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$1.17 BILLION in Questioned Costs: What Happened Under Jay Inslee?

$1.17 BILLION in Questioned Costs: What Happened Under Jay Inslee?

Washington taxpayers deserve answers.

A Washington State Auditor review identified $1.17 billion in questioned costs tied to federal COVID-19 relief funding, raising serious concerns about documentation, internal controls, eligibility verification, and oversight across state agencies. “Questioned costs” do not automatically mean fraud, but they can involve expenditures that auditors could not verify as compliant with federal requirements.

In this episode of Left Coast News, we examine the failures that occurred during the…

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