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Seeking Serenity

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10. OK, I take your point. MY point was that

Reply to question everything (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 01:41 PM

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An independently elected state treasurer only has to answer to the people that voted him in, and if the people don't like the way the treasurer is doing his job, they can boot him out of office.

An independently elected treasurer doesn't have to worry about being fired for doing his job.

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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 Monday #10

Completely agree question everything Monday #11

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

I doubt we have enough information yet Seeking Serenity Tuesday #13