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Office of the Legislative Auditor

Recently Released

Department of Natural Resources Timber Harvest Decisions in Wildlife Management Areas (October 14)

A lack of plans, poor documentation, unclear guidance, and conflicting goals have resulted in uncertainty as to whether the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has met statutory requirements to harvest timber in wildlife management areas (WMAs) only for the benefit of wildlife and related recreation.

Released Earlier

Program Evaluation

Department of Natural Resources Land Acquisition  (April 25)
Guardianship of Adults (April 2)
Department of Employment and Economic Development Grants Management (March 21)
Community Benefit Expenditures at Nonprofit Hospitals (February 19)

Financial Audit

Implementation of 2023 Performance Audit Recommendations (September 22)
Department of Public Safety – Driver and Vehicle Data Sales (September 17)
Metropolitan Council: Southwest Light Rail Transit Construction (April 7)
Office of the State Auditor (January 29)
Ignition Interlock Device Program  (January 15)

Special Review

The Department of Natural Resources’ Administration of the Shade Tree Bonding Grants Program (June 26)
MINNCOR Industries’ Contracting Practices for Interstate Commerce (June 5)

Notices

  • The Office of the Legislative Auditor has over 50 years of strengthening accountability and providing legislative oversight of Minnesota state government.
    A brief overview of OLA’s history.

  • The LAC Evaluation Subcommittee met on October 6, 2025, and selected the following program evaluation topics for possible evaluation in 2026:
    1. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Services in Public Schools
    2. DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Investigations
    3. Enterprise Talent Development (ETD)
    4. Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
    5. Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Safety Inspections
    6. Nonemergency Medical Transportation and Nonemergency Medical Transportation Fraud Prevention as a combined topic
    7. State Oversight of Long-Term Care Insurance
    8. State Regulation of Nursing Home Care
    9. Taxpayer’s Transportation Accountability Act (TTAA)
    10. Waiver Reimagine
    In the following weeks, OLA will prepare background information on these program evaluation topics and present this information to the LAC for consideration when selecting final topics.
Office of the Legislative Auditor, Room 140, 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155 : legislative.auditor@state.mn.us or 651‑296‑4708