Former Legislative Auditor James Nobles criticizes DFL officials for lack of oversight
Retired Legislative Auditor James Nobles, one of the most honorable people to serve in government, wrote an op-ed in this week's Star Tribune. In the op-ed, Nobles wrote "The late House Speaker Melissa Hortman privately told Minnesota’s longtime legislative auditor that some Democrats believed his office was being too hard on certain state programs, especially those run by Somali community organizations." According to this Alpha News article , "In Nobles’ op-ed, he calls out what he described as a stunning lack of financial safeguards that has let millions in taxpayer dollars slip away, cheating both taxpayers and the vulnerable families those programs were designed to serve." Anyone that knows Nobles' personality knows that this is as close to a vesuvial moment as you'll see from him. You won't see Mr. Nobles get much more irritated than this. Nobles' op-ed continues, saying "the theft of millions of tax dollars from Minnesota programs res...