A new audit of the Milwaukee County Transit System found contracts that cost millions of dollars had not been reviewed by the county board.
The audit comes nearly a year after the transit system announced a $10.9 million budget deficit in June of 2025.
The transit system, or MCTS, is not a county department, but rather a quasi-governmental entity according to an audit from the Milwaukee County Office of the Comptroller. The transit system has been operated by Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc., or MTS, or over a decade…