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Bipartisan commission sets timeline for hiring state inspector general

By Mike Cook
Rep. Matt Norris, center, speaks with Sen. Heather Gustafson and Sen. Michael Kreun Wednesday before the first meeting of the Legislative Inspector General Advisory Commission. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)
Rep. Matt Norris, center, speaks with Sen. Heather Gustafson and Sen. Michael Kreun Wednesday before the first meeting of the Legislative Inspector General Advisory Commission. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)

A 2026 law created an Office of the Inspector General. Now, it’s time to determine how to bring about its leader.

That task falls to the laps of the bipartisan Legislative Inspector General Advisory Commission, which held its inaugural meeting Wednesday largely to discuss the screening and hiring process.

“Minnesota has not had an office like this before. How we build it and who we choose to lead it will define what accountability looks like in the state for generations,” said Sen. Heather Gustafson (DFL-Vadnais Heights), who was elected commission chair.

She and Rep. Matt Norris (DFL-Blaine) sponsored the law to create the office within the state’s executive branch. “This is the sort of thing that we need here in Minnesota to restore that confidence in the accountability of our taxpayer dollars,” Norris said.
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