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Low-income Californians once lost millions of dollars a month to fraudsters who raided their accounts for food assistance and other public benefits. Gov. Gavin Newsom is highlighting security improvements as the Trump administration accuses Democratic states of tolerating welfare fraud.

Republicans and at least one Democrat claim fraud and mismanagement during Newsom’s governorship are similar to Minnesota's debacle.

California's unemployment department bought more cellphones than it needed for remote work during the COVID pandemic and kept paying for thousands of unused lines.

California employers and taxpayers are paying off the state's growing debt from a $20 billion federal loan used to cover unemployment claims.

A state report provided to CalMatters says 200 agencies reported no automation around sensitive decisions. Some called the report befuddling.

Out-of-work residents fight new fraud battles. The system bleeds money. And a $1 billion technology overhaul marches on.

California uses federal dollars intended to help students train for better jobs, but the money often goes to for-profit schools — even some under investigation.

California officials have warned students for years that for-profit schools may make misleading career claims — leaving them with "a mountain of debt" but no job. Still, many for-profit schools remain on the state’s list of recommended job training programs.

California has amassed a catalog of programs and projects that fail to deliver as promised. The list of dysfunctional efforts has a couple of new entries.

California's Employment Development Department got a much-deserved black eye for mismanaging unemployment insurance benefits during the pandemic. There's a lingering aspect to the meltdown, and it could cost the state billions.