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| Rebecca Otto | Nov 03, 2010 | Thank you Minnesota!State Auditor Rebecca Otto thanks Minnesotans for their renewed vote of confidence |
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Associated Press | Nov 03, 2010 | Otto Re-Elected as Minn. State AuditorDemocrat Rebecca Otto was re-elected as Minnesota state auditor, as Republican Pat Anderson attempted to win the position back |
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News Release | Oct 29, 2010 | Pat Anderson makes another financial errorLatest campaign finance report doesn’t disclose key contribution |
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News Release | Oct 25, 2010 | State Auditor Otto Given Minnesota Fire Chiefs’ Top AwardOtto only sixth person and first constitutional officer to receive high honor |
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Star Tribune | Oct 21, 2010 | Editorial: Rebecca Otto for state auditorCollaborative approach has made incumbent effective. |
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Albert Lea Tribune | Oct 20, 2010 | Otto is Our Pick for State AuditorFour years ago, we endorsed Anderson. However, this time, we endorse Otto. |
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Cities Bulletin | Oct 13, 2010 | Government Redesign Efforts Well UnderwayAll four government redesign councils created by the 2010 Legislature have begun their work. |
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Granite Falls Advocate Tribune | Oct 07, 2010 | State auditor Otto focuses on accountability, efficiencyChief among the differences between Otto and Anderson is their view on how the role of the auditor should be performed |
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News Release | Oct 07, 2010 | Pat Anderson Complaint Against Rebecca Otto DismissedThe Otto campaign submitted evidence that, under Otto, the State Auditor’s Legal/Special Investigations Division had opened about four times more files than had Anderson during her entire time as State Auditor. |
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News Release | Oct 05, 2010 | Rebecca Otto accepts National Auditors & Treasurers positionsSeats on three national committees underscore Otto’s reputation for leadership |
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News Release | Oct 04, 2010 | Rebecca Otto releases ‘Excellence in Accountability’ TV ad‘Online doorknocks’ to complement TV presence |
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Star Tribune | Oct 03, 2010 | Editorial: Better oversight for contract schoolsLawmakers should OK state, legislative auditor suggestions. |
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Star Tribune | Sep 27, 2010 | Auditor: Alternative schools need tougher oversightOne school's president directed nearly $3 million to his own company, state investigators say. |
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Rochester Post-Bulletin | Sep 17, 2010 | Otto is a no-nonsense Minnesota State AuditorRebecca Otto is a star among those who serve us at the state capital. |
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New Ulm Journal | Aug 30, 2010 | Auditor points to increased efficiency in office in bid for re-electionOtto says she has tried to be 'proactive' rather than the "gotcha" policy of waiting for local communities to make mistakes and punish them. |
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Hutchinson Leader | Aug 26, 2010 | DFL auditor Otto claims she has Republican supportShe cited a list of accomplishments during a visit to Hutchinson |
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MNpublius | Aug 20, 2010 | The CGMC debates: Auditor"In their first debate this year, Rebecca Otto absolutely destroyed Pat Anderson." |
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Albert Lea Tribune | Aug 16, 2010 | State auditor seeks 2nd termState Auditor Rebecca Otto stopped in Albert Lea Friday to share the
successes of her first term in office and discuss her goal to make Minnesota a national leader by focusing on “excellent and efficient”
government. |
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Walker Pilot-Independent | Aug 04, 2010 | State Auditor Rebecca Otto promises proactive, preventative approachesState Auditor Rebecca Otto stopped in Walker July 26 as part of an outstate “excellence tour.” |
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News Release | Jul 30, 2010 | Major blow to integrity of GOP’s Sutton, AndersonIn attacking Rebecca Otto, Tony Sutton and Pat Anderson made claims about Anderson travel expenses that newly uncovered records reveal are false |
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Brainerd Dispatch | Jul 27, 2010 | Otto: Challenges remain for auditorState auditor Rebecca Otto is seeking a second term to help make Minnesota a national leader again in accountability, efficiency and transparency. |
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News Release | Jul 19, 2010 | Otto Corrects GOP Math ErrorsMinnesota Republican party Chair Tony Sutton today held a major capitol press conference accusing State Auditor Rebecca Otto of “lavish” travel expenses. Just one problem – Sutton got his numbers all wrong. |
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News Release | Jul 19, 2010 | GOP can't do mathPat Anderson, GOP chair Sutton ‘have trouble with numbers.’ In criticizing Rebecca Otto, Republican party chair and former deputy state auditor Tony Sutton makes more financial errors - just like in 2006. |
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MN DFL | Jul 01, 2010 | Readers (And Editors) Beware!GOP auditor candidate Pat Anderson will say anything to get elected - especially when it comes to LGA. In Greater Minnesota, she bemoans the cuts to local governments, but in the metro, she says the cuts produce "efficiency." |
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News Release | Jun 30, 2010 | Is Republican Politics Going Too Far?The Minnesota Republican Party and an aligned group are using Minnesota’s Public Data Practices Act to make open ended, burdensome data requests of at least one constitutional office on the taxpayers’ dime. The requests ask state staff to sift through mountains of public and non-public data for anything that could possibly be taken out of context and used to smear Minnesota State Auditor Rebecca Otto. |
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News Release | Jun 26, 2010 | Rebecca Otto to Lead National State Auditors AssociationExecutive Committee election puts Otto on 4-year track to presidency |
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MN DFL | Jun 16, 2010 | Anderson for Governor, Take Two?GOP auditor candidate Pat Anderson is still unclear on which office she's running for, and is making promises she's can't keep. |
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Alexandria Echo Press | Jun 06, 2010 | Nine-member council created to find new efficiencies in governmentIn an effort to get Minnesota governments working more efficiently, State Auditor Rebecca Otto announced Thursday the formation of the new Collaborative Governance Council. |
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News Release | Jun 02, 2010 | Rebecca Otto to Chair Collaborative Governance CouncilTaking a major step forward in efforts to get Minnesota governments working more efficiently, State Auditor Rebecca Otto today announced the formation of a nine-member council created to find new efficiencies in government |
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News Release | May 27, 2010 | Legislative Auditor says Pat Anderson ‘did not adequately address data security’Anderson’s judgment error as Commissioner of DOER led to the exposure of Minnesotans’ social security numbers over the internet |
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News Release | May 25, 2010 | Firefighters Support Rebecca OttoSaint Paul Firefighters Local 21 endorses Rebecca Otto, saying "she has a track record of bridging the partisan divide and uniting our elected officials." |
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News Release | May 17, 2010 | Anderson makes more financial errors“Anyone can make a mistake, but Pat Anderson has a consistent pattern of errors in the numbers, both in and out of office,” said Otto. “We can’t afford to put someone with a long track record of financial errors in the state's top numbers job.” |
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MinnPost | May 12, 2010 | Minnesota taxes: Where do we go from here?The long-term trend has been for cities and counties to lean harder on property owners to pay for libraries, cops and street maintenance. For example, from 1999 to 2008 city revenues derived from property taxes jumped 102 percent as cities received less state and federal aid, according to the Office of the State Auditor.
That shift could be seen as healthy in that it places responsibility for the tax decisions close to home.
State Auditor Rebecca Otto doesn't see it that way, though. She argues that the shift unwisely punishes taxpayers at precisely the wrong time. |
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MinnPost | May 12, 2010 | The tax increase Gov. Pawlenty couldn't veto and wouldn't have to sign“We are better than this,” said State Auditor Rebecca Otto. “We are not a dumb state. We’re a smart state and a good state and there’s no reason the governor and the Legislature can’t work together to find a solution before it comes to that. The games have to stop.” |
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Star Tribune | May 10, 2010 | Municipal golf scorecard: 75 percent of city-owned courses in Minnesota lost money in 2008For years, the number of rounds played at most Twin Cities golf courses has been sinking. Worse, the state auditor reported last week that about 75 percent of the state's 43 city-owned golf courses lost money in 2008. |
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Star Tribune | Apr 27, 2010 | Counties face financial crunch, auditor saysMinnesota counties are spending more than they're taking in and they have drawn down their reserve funds for four consecutive years, the state auditor reported. |
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Star Tribune | Apr 23, 2010 | Radium rocksAs activists practiced for the political jam at the DFL convention, Radium practiced for a musical jam.
Radium, the rock band featuring DFL state auditor Rebecca Otto's 15-year-old son and other 15 year olds, went through their set list Friday morning from the Duluth convention stage. |
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TV | Anoka County Eagle | Apr 18, 2010 | State Auditor Rebecca Otto on ExcellenceRebecca discusses her national accomplishments in office and contrasts herself to her opponent. |
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Email Update | Mar 14, 2010 | Rebecca Otto has done nearly 3 times as many investigations as AndersonPat Anderson likes to claim that she was a better watchdog, and that Rebecca Otto has been passive and ineffective as our State Auditor. Fortunately for taxpayers, Rebecca has been a far more effective "watchdog" than her predecessor. |
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Pioneer Press | Mar 13, 2010 | For some in government, tough times turn into temptationMore public employees reported as stealing, state auditor says |
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News Release | Mar 11, 2010 | Rebecca Otto endorsed by AFSCME Council 5Union says Otto innovates; all her opponent Pat Anderson does is bash government. |
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TV | Democratic Visions | Mar 03, 2010 | State Auditor Rebecca Otto on her approachRebecca speaks about her work and vision as Minnesota's State Auditor |
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Star Tribune | Feb 17, 2010 | Rebecca Otto: State’s mess pushes up property taxesUnder Gov. Tim Pawlenty's leadership over the last seven years, Minnesotans have experienced a fundamental shift in taxes. The governor drew a line in the sand early on in his first term with his no-new-tax pledge. But the pledge has not cured our fiscal problems; it has simply shifted the state's fiscal mess onto local property taxes. |
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News Release | Feb 08, 2010 | Anderson, Gilbert Correct Their Math ErrorsRepublican hopefuls file amended reports |
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MPR | Feb 04, 2010 | Otto hits her GOP opponents on mathState Auditor Rebecca Otto, a Democrat, is criticizing two of her GOP opponents over something pretty important to the job - math. |
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Pioneer Press | Feb 04, 2010 | Otto: 2 GOP auditor candidates can't countDFL state Auditor Rebecca Otto alleges two of her Republican challengers made errors on the campaign finance reports they filed this week. |
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News Release | Feb 02, 2010 | AFL-CIO Endorses Rebecca Otto for State Auditor“Affiliates are confident (Rebecca) will work hard for union members and working families across the state,” said Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson. |
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News Release | Feb 02, 2010 | Two of four republican State Auditor candidates make financial errors in campaign finance reportsSAINT PAUL – Two of the four republican candidates for State Auditor have made financial errors on their 2009 campaign finance reports. Candidates Pat Anderson and Randy Gilbert have filed reports that don’t add up. |
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Star Tribune | Jan 16, 2010 | Cities lean heavily on property taxes to keep functioningAs state and federal assistance dries up, Minnesota's 855 cities are relying more on property taxes for their revenue, a new report finds. And that spells trouble. |
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Pioneer Press | Jan 15, 2010 | Cities relying more on property taxes for revenue, state auditor reportsState auditor reports 102 percent increase over 10 years |
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News Release | Jan 14, 2010 | State Auditor Rebecca Otto Warns of Troubling Trends in Minnesota FinancesState's shift of its fiscal mess onto property taxes continues |
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Politics in Minnesota | Jan 14, 2010 | Minnesota cities raise property taxes 102% over 10-year periodMinnesota’s cities are being forced to rely on increased property taxes to keep operating as revenue from government sources continues to shrink, according to a report on 2008 city finances released today by State Auditor Rebecca Otto. |
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News Release | Jan 12, 2010 | Otto welcomes Anderson to the raceMinnesota families can’t afford another four years of the hundreds of millions of dollars in financial errors made by Ms. Anderson when she was State Auditor, and the political grandstanding. |
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Minnesota Independent | Jan 11, 2010 | MAPE endorses State Auditor Rebecca OttoAs our budget situation continues to worsen, it will be vitally important that we keep our financial house in order. That is why we support Rebecca Otto, said MAPE Executive Director Jim Monroe. |
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MPR | Jan 11, 2010 | State Auditor Otto announces run for re-electionSt. Paul, Minn. — State Auditor Rebecca Otto says she's running for re-election. Otto, a DFLer, announced her plans Monday at the State Capitol, surrounded by supporters and family members. |
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Star Tribune | Jan 11, 2010 | Unions endorse Otto for reelectionState Auditor Rebecca Otto racked up a couple union endorsements Monday in her reelection bid.
Here's what the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 had to say in a release:
“With governments running tight budgets, we commend Otto in her effort to help tighten oversight and cut waste to save jobs,” said Glen Johnson, Local 49’s business manager. “Since taking office, Otto has persistently fought to ensure hardworking Minnesotan’s know how their tax money is being spent.” |
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News Release | Jan 11, 2010 | Rebecca Otto: Tight times require government innovationSAINT PAUL – State Auditor Rebecca Otto today announced her campaign to run for re-election in 2010. Citing Minnesota’s budget crisis, she said she wants to lead the State Auditor’s Office to continue to improve government efficiency, accountability, and transparency. “Tight times require government innovation,” Otto said. |
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TV | Access to Democracy | Nov 06, 2009 | State Auditor Rebecca Otto on Innovation, Energy and EfficiencyRebecca speaks with TV Host Alan Miller |
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Fergus Falls Daily Journal | Sep 16, 2009 | Auditor Otto visits townshipsState Auditor Rebecca Otto spoke at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Association of Townships District 9, which includes townships in Becker, Clay, Douglas, Otter Tail and Wilkin counties. The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) oversees $20 billion in annual spending by local governments, Otto told the audience at Dunn Town Hall. Her mission is to help officials complete city and township business as smoothly and effectively as possible. “We want you to be successful when you spend tax dollars,” Otto said. “We don’t want you to get into trouble.” |
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Star Tribune | Aug 05, 2009 | CJ: Lost and injured kitten played Rebecca Otto right into her heartIt appears that a kitty has adopted State Auditor Rebecca Otto rather than the other way around. Otto, husband Shawn and dog Lucy were taking their morning walk last week when "a little kitten jumped out of the woods and started running after us, which was kind of strange because I have a big dog. We tried to shoo it away, for a whole mile." |
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St Paul Legal Ledger | Jul 23, 2009 | Otto to chair national committeeMinnesota State Auditor Rebecca Otto has been selected to serve a two-year term as chair of the human resources committee of the National State Auditors Association. |
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Detroit Lakes Tribune | Jul 08, 2009 | Cheers to State Auditor’s office for awardThere are a lot of ways local government can save money by using less energy, and the Minnesota State Auditor’s office has now won an award for its detailed report on how to do just that. |
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Finance & Commerce | Jun 19, 2009 | Small wind turbines see gust in sales, thanks in part to tax credits
Some high-profile state residents, including Minnesota Auditor Rebecca Otto, use small wind turbines. Otto and her husband, Shawn Otto, bought a 12-kilowatt wind turbine that provides 80 percent of power for the couple’s Marine on St. Croix home. |
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News Release | Jun 16, 2009 | Rebecca Otto wins national award for Excellence in AccountabilityState Auditor report contains “some of the most innovative thinking” in U.S. |
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Austin Daily Herald | Jun 12, 2009 | Austin leery of using reservesCity officials disagree with governor on using reserve funds to replace portions of LGA and State Auditor Rebecca Otto supports them. |
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Star Tribune | Jun 10, 2009 | Brooklyn Center is Exhibit A in aid cuts debateBrooklyn Center illustrates the complex debate over state aid -- and how much a city can cut before it hurts. |
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Morris Sun Tribune | Mar 18, 2009 | State auditor offers hints to overcome economic woesWILLMAR — Calling her job the “Rodney Dangerfield of constitutional offices,” state Auditor Rebecca Otto said she doesn’t “make the rules” but makes sure that the rules are followed when taxpayer money is being spent. Otto said she’s been trying to be proactive to help prevent government entities from making errors. |
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Forest Lake Times | Mar 04, 2009 | Otto is National Women’s History Month 2009 HonoreeMarch is National Women’s History Month, and this year Minnesota State Auditor Rebecca Otto of May Township will be a 2009 honoree of the National Women’s History Project. |
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Star Tribune | Jan 15, 2009 | Cities lean heavily on property taxes to keep functioningAs state and federal assistance dries up, Minnesota's 855 cities are relying more on property taxes for their revenue, a new report finds. And that spells trouble. |
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News Release | Jul 20, 2008 | MN State Auditor Rebecca Otto releases landmark Best Practices Review on Reducing Energy Costs in Local GovernmentsWith increasing energy costs and growing concern over climate change, local governments are experiencing increased pressure to reduce energy use. State Auditor Rebecca Otto heard from many local officials that they needed a nuts-and-bolts guide on how to make informed decisions in reducing energy use. Responding to these requests, Rebecca issued a cutting-edge, interactive Best Practices Review on the best ways local governments can save energy and reduce costs. |
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Finance & Commerce | Apr 29, 2008 | State-aid cuts squeeze townshipsThe most noteworthy trend found in this report for towns overall is that there has been a steady decline in intergovernmental revenues over the last five years, and a proportional increase in taxes to replace them, State Auditor Rebecca Otto said. |
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Rochester Post Bulletin | Apr 21, 2008 | Auditor issues positive report on firefighter pensions |
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Mankato Free Press | Apr 20, 2008 | Auditor faults Elysian in city hall purchaseState investigation uncovers sloppy accounting, employee compensation |
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Star Tribune | Feb 27, 2008 | Wanted: Tickets with less stingDrivers aren't alone in disliking the cost of traffic tickets. Cities are asking for something less pricey but more than a warning. |
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Star Tribune | Feb 09, 2008 | A green power(ed) coupleState Auditor Rebecca Otto and her husband, screenwriter Shawn Otto, were billed as 'perhaps Minnesota's highest-profile environmental couple' |
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Forum Papers | Jan 21, 2008 | State auditor making changesRebecca developed a new website to make government finances more transparent and accessible |
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ECM | Hometown Source | Oct 25, 2007 | State Auditor Rebecca Otto and husband harness wind power with turbineOtto and her husband screenwriter Shawn Lawrence Otto became interested in the wind power, more than a decade ago after studying a report on the potential of generating power from the force swaying the trees. |
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Star Tribune | Jun 05, 2007 | Rebecca Otto: Get the politics out of budget forecastingToday, and throughout the time of the current administration, we have allowed politics to enter into the forecasting process. We no longer get a straightforward assessment of our financial baseline. |
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Email Update | May 05, 2007 | Rebecca's news to supportersWe'd like to update you on a very productive first four months at the State Auditor's office. |
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St Cloud Times | May 02, 2007 | Lawmakers discuss JOBZ's usefulnessState Auditor Rebecca Otto said more oversight is needed, but her office won't go forward without the needed money or information.
"Some people think (JOBZ) is working very well, some people think it isn't," she said. "But we can't do a true cost-benefit analysis without that data." |
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Marshall Independent | Apr 04, 2007 | Otto strives for efficiency in officeAlong with making reports more readable to the general public, she wants them more user-friendly for lawmakers, as well, in the hopes they’ll be good resources during the legislative session.
She said she’s trying to change audit reports from being just transcriptions of figures or criticisms of local government to providing meaningful, non-partisan analysis.
One goal is to have her staff keep local units of government up to date on changing accounting standards, and to have her office provide proactive and preventative assistance - rather than simply catching mistakes or wrongdoing after the fact. |
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St. Croix Valley Press | Mar 01, 2007 | State OttotorState Auditor Rebecca Otto works on budget research and reports for citizens and legislators. The quilt she bought at a silent auction hangs on her office wall, its the same quilt that decorated the office she used as a State Representative. |
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Star Tribune | Feb 17, 2007 | State Auditor Rebecca Otto's motto: 'Live green'The greenest politician in Minnesota may be ... the state auditor. |
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Stillwater Gazette | Jan 19, 2007 | Otto wants to educate, not just enforceThe vast majority of folks who serve in local government want to do a good job, want to serve their communities, and really don't want their name in the headlines. |
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ECM | Hometown Source | Jan 02, 2007 | Minnesota's 4 constitutional officers sworn to elective officeFormer lawmaker Rebecca Otto, of Marine on St. Croix, was sworn into office as State Auditor. |
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Forest Lake Times | Dec 19, 2006 | Rebecca Otto is proof Democrats can win hereWhen the ballots were all counted on Nov. 7, Otto had defeated the incumbent and other third-party candidates by 11 percent. It was an impressive win by an impressive candidate. |
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News Release | Nov 06, 2006 | Rebecca Otto wins by 11%; largest upset of an incumbent since 1894With more than 98% of precincts reporting, Rebecca Otto has won the race to become Minnesota's next State Auditor by a very wide margin, and with more votes than any State Auditor in Minnesota history.
Otto has won the largest upset of an incumbent since 1894, and she becomes the first female Democrat to be elected to the post. |
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