The new department would conduct inspections, evaluations and investigations of state agencies and programs to identify fraud ...

The idea has drawn bipartisan interest in both chambers, although it's not clear whether Gov. Walz would support the bill yet.

The proposal suggests new guardrails including stricter reporting requirements and a centralized office of the inspector general after ... Services or the Department of Education, it would look ...

GOP proposals would establish an Office of Inspector General that reports to the legislature — not the executive branch — that would have subpoena powers for its investigations. Republicans ...