ST. PAUL – Following the release of a performance audit by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) which showed widespread financial mismanagement in the Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, including 12 findings of noncompliance, including late vendor payments, inaccurate payroll and reimbursements, missing documentation, and failure to track state assets, House Republican Floor Leader Harry Niska, R-Ramsey, issued the following statement:
“It’s no wonder that when the state is swimming in billions of dollars lost to fraud, Governor Walz can’t even manage the finances of his own office. It has become clear to Minnesotans that the culture of mismanagement and fraud in state government starts with the governor himself.
"Taxpayers deserve full transparency and accountability, including clear answers about whether any of these funds were used to host campaign events or political activities at the Governor's Mansion.”
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