State Auditor

An annual report on criminal forfeitures in Minnesota shows the Rochester Police Department is among the most active law enforcement agencies in the state for property seizures in connection with criminal investigations.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State Auditor Rebecca Otto says she's appealing a controversial 2015 law limiting her office's duties to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota State Auditor Rebecca Otto says she'll appeal her case over a state law allowing counties to hire private firms for financial audits to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Most of Minnesota's 87 counties are planning to take advantage of a new law and hire private companies for their annual audits.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A new state audit projects Minnesota spent at least $115 million in estimated overpayments in a five-month period last year for people who got incorrect eligibility determinations from the MNsure system.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State Auditor Rebecca Otto has paid out $21,000 in legal fees already to a law firm she retained to give her advice about a new audit privatization law.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he will no longer insist on the repeal or modification of a new law regarding the state auditor's duties as a condition for him calling a special session.