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Date	Description / Headline
02/17/10	Star Tribune: Rebecca Otto: State’s mess pushes up property taxes
02/08/10	News Release: Republican State Auditor Candidates Correct Math Errors
02/04/10	MPR: Otto hits her GOP opponents on math
02/04/10	Pioneer Press: Otto: 2 GOP auditor candidates can't count
02/02/10	News Release: AFL-CIO Endorses Rebecca Otto for State Auditor
02/02/10	News Release: Two of four republican State Auditor candidates make financial errors in campaign finance reports
02/02/10	News Release: Rebecca Otto Tops State Auditor Race
01/15/10	Pioneer Press: Cities relying more on property taxes for revenue, state auditor reports
01/14/10	News Report: State Auditor Rebecca Otto Warns of Troubling Trends in Minnesota Finances
01/14/10	Politics in Minnesota: Minnesota cities raise property taxes 102% over 10-year period
01/12/10	News Release: Otto welcomes Anderson to the race
01/11/10	MN Progressive Project: MAPE endorses State Auditor Rebecca Otto
01/11/10	Pioneer Press: DFLer Otto announces auditor reelection bid
01/11/10	MPR: State Auditor Otto announces run for re-election
01/11/10	StarTribune: Unions endorse Otto for reelection
01/11/10	News Release: State Auditor Rebecca Otto to Run for Re-election
11/06/09	TV: State Auditor Rebecca Otto on Innovation, Energy and Efficiency
09/16/09	Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Auditor Otto visits townships
08/05/09	StarTribune: C.J.: Lost and injured kitten played Rebecca Otto right into her heart
07/23/09	Saint Paul Legal Ledger: Otto to chair national committee
07/08/09	Detroit Lakes Tribune: Cheers to State Auditor’s office for award
06/19/09	Finance and Commerce: Small wind turbines see gust in sales, thanks in part to tax credits
06/16/09	News Release: Rebecca Otto wins national award for Excellence in Accountability
06/12/09	Austin Daily Herald: Austin leery of using reserves
06/10/09	StarTribune: Brooklyn Center is Exhibit A in aid cuts debate
03/18/09	West Central Tribune: State auditor offers hints to overcome economic woes
03/04/09	Forest Lake Times: Otto is National Women’s History Month 2009 Honoree
01/15/09	StarTribune: Cities lean heavily on property taxes to keep functioning
07/20/08	Rebecca Otto releases landmark Best Practices Review on Reducing Energy Costs
04/29/08	Finance & Commerce: State-aid cuts squeeze townships
04/21/08	Rochester Post-Bulletin: Auditor issues positive report on firefighter pensions
04/20/08	Auditor faults Elysian in city hall purchase
03/30/08	KSTP5: Discounted Speeding Tickets?
02/27/08	Star Tribune: Wanted: Tickets With Less Sting
02/25/08	KSTP5: Rebecca Otto lives completely 'green'
02/09/08	StarTribune: A green power(ed) couple
01/30/08	Finance & Commerce: Smaller cities look to TIFs
01/21/08	Forum Communications: State Auditor making changes
01/18/08	Bemidji Pioneer: Government Lobbying costs fall
01/17/08	Office of the State Auditor Makes a Big Change (pdf)
01/17/08	State Auditor to Conduct Best Practices Review: "Reducing Energy Costs in Local Government"
10/25/07	ECM papers: State Auditor Rebecca Otto and husband harness wind power with turbine
09/06/07	ST CLOUD TIMES: Minnesota counties improve fiscal health
09/01/07	WCCO TV: Project Energy: An Energy Independent Home
07/12/07	HOMETOWN SOURCE: State Auditor Rebecca Otto says she loves her new job
06/05/07	STAR TRIBUNE: Rebecca Otto: Get the politics out of budget forecasting
05/05/07	Rebecca Otto's news to supporters on her first 4 months as State Auditor
05/02/07	ST CLOUD TIMES: Lawmakers discuss JOBZ's usefulness
04/03/07	MARSHALL INDEPENDENT: Otto strives for efficiency in office
03/01/07	ST CROIX VALLEY PRESS: State Ottotor
02/17/07	From STAR TRIBUNE: Doug Grow: State Auditor Rebecca Otto's motto: 'Live green'
01/19/07	STILLWATER GAZETTE: Otto wants to educate, not just enforce
01/02/07	HOMETOWN SOURCE: Minnesota's 4 constitutional officers sworn to elective office
12/20/06	FOREST LAKE TIMES: Rebecca Otto is proof Democrats can win here
11/07/06	Rebecca Otto wins by 11%; largest upset of an incumbent since 1894
	News coverage prior to Rebecca's 2006 election>

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