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Minnesota audit field guides.

Useful questions. Original sources. Tools you can actually use.

A growing field guide · September 2026

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Minnesota State Auditor vs. Legislative Auditor

Understand which Minnesota audit office handles local governments, state agencies, and financial concerns.

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02

How to trace federal grants in Minnesota with USAspending

A reproducible walkthrough for recipient and place filters, obligations, outlays, prime awards, and subawards.

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03

Minnesota public data request guide and template

Draft a focused request for Minnesota government data, identify the records holder, and check the official process.

Includes a working tool · Source-linked guide

An independent Minnesota public-money research platform. It is not the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor or Legislative Auditor. These guides explain the evidence and practical steps behind the project. They do not turn its ambitions into established outcomes.