Tag: Office of the Legislative Auditor
‘He should apologize’: Former legislative auditor calls out Walz’s response to...
A former legislative auditor with decades of experience was highly critical of Gov. Tim Walz in an op-ed published by the Minnesota Star Tribune....
Legislative audit finds Walz’s office failed to properly follow state policies
A performance audit from the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) found that Gov. Tim Walz's office failed to adequately follow policies relating to...
Former auditor calls out ‘obviously negligent’ DFL officials for ‘egregious lack’...
The late House Speaker Melissa Hortman privately told Minnesota’s longtime legislative auditor that some Democrats believed his office was being too hard on certain...
Bipartisan letter calls for end to practice of sending money directly...
Legislators from both parties sitting on a newly-formed fraud oversight committee in the state House are calling on their colleagues to stop sending taxpayer...
Republicans launch online portal for Minnesotans to report alleged fraud in...
Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives have unveiled a new website that will allow Minnesotans to report instances of alleged fraud in state...
New fraud prevention and oversight committee holds first hearing in Minnesota...
Legislators serving on the Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee in the Minnesota House of Representatives met for the first time Monday...
Stopping fraud a major goal for Republicans as they introduce first...
Republicans are in control of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the first time since January of 2019. Taking control of the chamber earlier...
Walz commissioner on state’s failure to prevent fraud: ‘You’re not gonna...
Public officials gathered at a Thursday committee hearing to discuss a report which examined how the Minnesota Department of Education's (MDE) failure to provide...
Report: Walz’s office didn’t view full background check of cannabis czar...
A new report released Thursday says Gov. Tim Walz’s office “departed from its Standard Operating Procedure” when it appointed Erin Dupree to lead the...
Minneapolis police pay increasing more slowly than many major Minnesota cities
According to a report issued by the Office of the Legislative Auditor, the salaries of law enforcement officers with the Minnesota State Patrol increased...