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The state auditor has run up a $100,000 legal tab as she considers suing to overturn a new audit privatization law.

State Auditor Rebecca Otto has paid out $21,000 in public money on legal fees to a law firm she retained to give her advice about fighting a new audit privatization law.

House State Government Finance Committee members repeatedly questioned why State Auditor Rebecca Otto did not attended a meeting that was principally about her.

Most eyes in the Minnesota political set will be drawn to a certain political result come the morning of Aug. 13.

While State Auditor Rebecca Otto's primary challenge from former Rep. Matt Entenza isn't the DFL's top priority, party phone lines across the state are humming in support of Otto.

Gov. Mark Dayton joined iron workers in northeast Minnesota on Monday rallying against the alleged over-saturation of the US steel market by foreign countries.

Dayton has more money available than all four Republican candidates combined.

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State Auditor Rebecca Otto dismissed criticisms on Tuesday from her last-minute primary opponent, former House Minority Leader Matt Entenza, that she has allegedly misstated her support for voter ID legislation when she served in the Legislature a decade ago.