Friends and neighbors,

The nonpartisan Legislative Auditor has released a new report showing repeated compliance and control problems inside the offices of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan.

The audit looked at how the governor’s office managed payroll, reimbursements, and property from mid-2022 through 2024. The results were not impressive for the governor: the audit found late payments, missing records, overpaid employees, and state property that was not properly tracked. In total, there were twelve separate findings where the office failed to follow basic financial rules.

These may sound like bookkeeping errors, but they actually explain a lot about the Walz administration’s management of the state. When the governor’s own office does not follow basic financial controls, it creates an environment where problems grow. This is the same attitude that has led to fraud and waste running rampant everywhere else in Minnesota government.

Every office in state government should be managed with discipline, integrity, and attention to the smallest details. People who work hard to pay their taxes have a right to expect that their money is handled responsibly.

Good government starts with the basics: keeping accurate records, paying bills on time, following the rules, and fixing mistakes when mistakes happen. The Walz administration has a lot of work to do.

If you are interested, you can read the full report here: https://www.auditor.leg.state.mn.us/fad/2025/fad25-05.htm