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Seeking Serenity

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8. Here's the problem

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 09:52 PM

Dec 28

Per 15.06 of the Minnesota Statutes, the governor appoints the Commissioner of Management and Budget with the consent of the Senate. The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the governor.

Unlike an office under the authority of the governor, who serves at the pleasure of the governor and who might be reticent to report on or even investigate things that might prove embarrassing to the governor, an independently elected state treasurer not beholden to the governor, the AG, the legislature, etc, could tell them all to go kick rocks, here's what I've found and I'm reporting it to the public. Stay embarrassed.

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question everything

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Minnesota Paid Dearly for Saving $1 Million [View all] question everything Dec 24 OP

Hmm... OldBaldy1701E Dec 25 #1

What about the governor and AG? MichMan Dec 25 #2

Not their job. According to the above they do not follow payments question everything Dec 25 #3

That isn't what the governor says MichMan Dec 25 #4

"The Buck Stops Here" NewLarry Dec 25 #5

Now it is too late. Someone should have followed invoices and payments. Not the governor. His job is to govern question everything Dec 25 #6

Minnesota does have a Commissioner of Management and Budget MichMan Dec 26 #7

Here's the problem Seeking Serenity Dec 28 #8

I don't know that it "might prove embarrassing to the governor" Rather, a treasurer will look closely at invoices question everything Dec 28 #9

OK, I take your point. MY point was that Seeking Serenity Dec 29 #10

Completely agree question everything Dec 29 #11

Well, that would be up to the governor and whomever they appointed MichMan Dec 29 #12

I doubt we have enough information yet Seeking Serenity Dec 30 #13