Capitol Notes: With DWD Secretary Out, Does The Wisconsin Unemployment Backlog Quickly Go Away?

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has essentially fired Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman. It happened amid a huge backlog of unprocessed unemployment claims that had piled up since the state shut down in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Evers called for Frostman’s departure on Friday and he resigned shortly thereafter. Republicans who control the Legislature had been criticizing Evers for months over the department’s inability to process tens of thousands of claims.