Minneapolis CNN —One state audit found that bonus checks intended for frontline workers during the pandemic were handed out to undeserving recipients.
Another criticized a Minnesota state agency for failing to ensure there were no conflicts of interest in taxpayer-funded mental health and addiction programs.
His fans were easy to find last month at the Minnesota State Fair, which drew nearly 2 million people this year.
Republican state Sen. Mark Koran, second from right, speaks with constituents at the Minnesota State Fair.
“We are troubled by MDE’s decision,” the auditor’s report said, using the acronym for the Minnesota Department of Education.
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