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MN
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- The Legislative Auditor is here, and she's making her way up.
- Members, for the record, Judy Randall, Legislative Auditor. Thanks for having me here today.
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auditor <00:04:30.360>is the leg legislative auditor is the leg legislative - <00:05:12.240>
having legislative auditor um thanks for having legislative auditor um thanks - I think you're on the right track, and the work of the legislative auditor is so important to our work
Bills:
HF3
MN
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- know it behooves us all as legislators know it behooves us all as legislators to<00:02:15.319>
- fiscal note in the 2024 legislative fiscal note in the 2024 legislative session<00:03:13.159>
- And finally, as we prepared for fiscal to come in during the 2024 legislative session, the Legislative
- legislation legislation um<00:05:10.759>
and <00:05:11.000>finally <00:05:11.759>um - legislative session uh the legislative legislative session uh the legislative budget<00:05:18.440
- fiscal note in the 2024 legislative fiscal note in the 2024 legislative session<00:03:13.159>
Bills:
HF3
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, Judy Randall, Legislative Auditor. Thank you for hearing today's bill.
- I see the term data used here, but I looked through the statutes related to the legislative auditor.
- I see the term data used here, but I looked through the statutes related to the legislative auditor.
- We are talking about the Office of the Legislative Auditor, and you yourself have said that you will
- So my questions have to deal with policy, procedure, and the Office of the Legislative Auditor, right
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, Judy Randall, Legislative Auditor. Thank you for hearing this bill today.
- /c> legislative auditor that are in legislative auditor that are in 609.456<00:08:10.160>
consistent - as it is to the Legislative Auditor.
- as it is to the Legislative Auditor.
- Section one establishes a special reviews division in the office of the Legislative Auditor.
Keywords:
Compensation Council, salaries, state officials, judicial compensation, legislative process, public funds, misuse, law enforcement, accountability, state government, legislative auditor, compliance, transparency, retirement benefits, health insurance, dependents, state employees, Medicare, legislative studies, government oversight
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
State Government Finance and Policy
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and legislative auditor and the policies and legislative auditor and the policies - The legislative auditor and the deputy legislative auditors are unclassified and appointed to a term.
- Some support staff that directly serve the legislative auditor and the deputy legislative auditor are
- legislative auditor and the deputy legislative auditor and the deputy legislative<01:10:32.000><
- auditor and the serve the legislative auditor and the deputy<01:10:43.320>
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Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, as you Blaha, uh, state auditor.
- Today, more than 20 states have active legislation, with another 15 states expected to introduce legislation
- Today, more than 20 states have active legislation, with another 15 states expected to introduce legislation
- about a legislator named Joe Rolette. about a legislator named Joe Rolette.
- will be uh repealing the Legislative will be uh repealing the Legislative COVID-19<00:58:23.400>
Keywords:
CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
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- Legislative Auditor.
- auditor exists now with the legislative auditor exists now with the legislative auditor so<00:01:
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to legislative auditor are very loyal to legislative auditor are very loyal - <01:13:23.920>
auditor office of the legislative auditor office of the legislative auditor - <01:14:21.679>
auditor the office of the legislative auditor the office of the legislative
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Very briefly, we did align the staff with the Legislative Auditor Office.
- the the staff uh with the legislative the the staff uh with the legislative Auditor<00:31:29.360
- The IGs vary amongst the states, but there are very few that have, like, a legislative auditor within
- The IGs vary amongst the states, but there are very few that have, like, a legislative auditor within
- The IGs vary amongst the states, but there are very few that have, like, a legislative auditor within
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Apr 9th, 2025
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This piece of legislation deals with the emergency management agency of Alabama.
- This allows us to tear this building down and dispose of the things that are in it by the legislative
- , this is only my third session, but I've already noticed he's been a wrecking ball on a lot of legislation
- So, it's not just legislation. So, it's not just them at the state house. Hey, Grinch Jr.'
Keywords:
cybersecurity, Office of Information Technology, data management, telecommunications, state government, emergency management, public awareness, promotional materials, education, state funding, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (8-13-25)
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you an IT system so that the auditor you an IT system so that the auditor you - ><01:48:22.800>
Great <01:48:23.040>have auditor Ball and Ombbudsman Great have auditor - /c><01:49:49.040>
we've <01:49:49.280>been Auditor Ball's leadership and we've been Auditor
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Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:27
Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15
KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30
Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15
Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55
Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library.
The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider.
Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- branch side by side with the legislative branch side by side with the legislative auditor<00:12:
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auditor <00:26:57.120>currently <00:26:57.600>has legislative auditor - I understand that the data access piece is the same for the legislative auditor, but the legislative
- c> that the legislative auditor that works that the legislative auditor that works that works<00:
- legislative auditor or state auditor legislative auditor or state auditor depending<01:25:56.679
Keywords:
pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices
MN
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- We intend to completely mimic the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
- mimic the office of the legislative mimic the office of the legislative auditor<00:15:14.880>
- side by side so you have the legislative side by side so you have the legislative auditor<00:15:
- > in legislative auditor has testified in legislative auditor has testified in numerous<00:20:19.799
- inspector General like the legislative inspector General like the legislative auditor<00:41:57.280
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
LA
Keywords:
state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, budget, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year, economic development, state treasury, emergency response, education, voting technology, sustainability, revenue sharing, fund distribution
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Senate and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026
Senate & Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We just, you know, we're going through an internal audit from the legislature and auditors, and they
- I guess what I want to know is, what does legislative oversight mean over your bylaws?
- What does legislative oversight mean over your bylaws?
- What does legislative oversight mean over your bail laws?
- I agree that a full-time auditor can fulfill this role even more effectively.
Keywords:
Senate rules, Louisiana Senate, Senate Chamber, smart glasses, recording eyewear, audio recording, video recording, wearable technology, covert recording, legislative security, media access, chamber decorum, Senate President, internal rules, public access, lobbyists, official journal, public notices, competitive bid, Louisiana legislation
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He said the state auditor's office is different than the legislative auditor.
- The Office of the Legislative Auditor made a specific finding of this in their report, that rather than
- The Office of the Legislative Auditor made a specific finding in its report that, rather than looking
- It's worked with the legislative auditor, and that's financial, and they answer to us as legislators.
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auditor it's worked the the legislative auditor it's worked the the legislative
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Bruce I'm the director of legislative Bruce I'm the director of legislative and<00:04:16.519>
- , the legislative auditor, or a constitutional officer.
- , the legislative auditor, or a constitutional officer.
- We were created in law in 2023 during the legislative session.
- So I think, especially for the legislators' purposes, that should be considered.
Keywords:
whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And legislative oversight provisions, one being from Chair Nash for the Office of the Legislative Auditor
- The bill also contains a healthy aging subcabinet, which is the work product of the Legislative Tax Force
- Amanda Rudolph, our committee administrator, to John Baylor, our researcher, and to our committee legislative
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The State Auditor can be found on line 3.9. The Attorney General's appropriation is on 3.13.
- Section 5 is the monitoring office of the legislative auditor.
- partner in advancing digital services for Minnesotans, notably through prior investments in past legislative
- These include capital grounds, legislative facilities, and space for veterans and service organizations
- I am the Director of Legislative and Political Affairs for the Minnesota Association of Professional
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill appropriates $94.5 million in State General Fund for the expenses of the legislative branch
- legislative order, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Legislative State Institute, and the Legislative
- The bill includes $94.5 million from the State General Fund for the legislative branch.
- HB 1126 also allocates $25.1 million in fees and self-generated revenues to the Legislative Auditor from
- the Legislative Auditor Ancillary Enterprise Fund, which is an agency working capital fund authorized
Keywords:
state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It corrects an error in the drafting of the 2823 legislation. through 111.
- It corrects an error in the drafting of the 2823 legislation.
- There are anti-fraud and legislative oversight provisions.
- One being from Chair Nash for the Office of the Legislative Auditor, and one being from Representative
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task work product of the legislative task work product of the legislative task
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant