So if Wisconsin is really "open for business," as Scott Walker has repetitively claimed, where is the current, official Comprehensive Annual Financial Report which the state produces and "serves to present the State's financial position in a business-like manner."
You can look for yourself, as the last report posted by the Wisconsin Department of Administration on the relevant website is dated June 30, 2015:
You can look for yourself, as the last report posted by the Wisconsin Department of Administration on the relevant website is dated June 30, 2015:
The State Controller's Office in the Department of Administration publishes the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for each state fiscal year. The report is prepared on a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) basis. The adoption of GAAP by the State of Wisconsin for financial reporting purposes serves to present the State’s financial position in a business-like manner. GAAP reporting accurately measures financial operations, fully discloses financial position, provides an externally accepted presentation, and provides information for financial managers.
The State of Wisconsin CAFR has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) each year since state fiscal year 1996.
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2015
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2014
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2013
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2012
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2011
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2010
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2009
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2008
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2007
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2006
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2005
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2004
- Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2003
- Fiscal year ended June 30, 2002
- Fiscal year ended June 30, 2001
- Fiscal year ended June 30, 2000
