Klobuchar and Flanagan Outline What’s Next After Their Historic Victories
Klobuchar tapped former Human Services Commissioner Cindy Jesson to lead a 14-member team as she prepares audits, housing and health care changes.
- Minnesota Gov Amy Klobuchar announced her 14-member transition team on Wednesday, chaired by Minnesota Human Services Commissioner Cindy Jesson, to prepare for her administration's start in 61 days.
- Klobuchar outlined her agenda emphasizing a top-to-bottom audit of state agencies to root out fraud, alongside plans to build 100,000 new homes and expand economic growth.
- The transition team includes former chiefs of staff and health policy sector leaders, signaling focus on social services agencies implicated in Minnesota's fraud scandal.
- Klobuchar will resign her Senate seat before taking office as governor; an interim successor will be appointed and must stand for election in 2028.
- Senator Peggy Flanagan emphasized that elected bodies representing their communities strengthen democracy, as both she and Klobuchar prepare for their historic new roles in Minnesota leadership.
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Hanford Sentinel
Klobuchar turns to governing, promises state government audit on ‘day one’
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov.-elect Amy Klobuchar promised a sweeping reset of state government on Wednesday, pledging to launch a “top-to-bottom” audit of agencies on her first day in office while announcing a transition team that will help set up…
Duluth News Tribune
Klobuchar and Flanagan outline what’s next after their historic victories
The governor-elect and senator-elect were quick to talk about some of their agenda items in their soon-to-be new roles on Wednesday.
Minnesota Reformer
Southernminn.comGovernor-elect Klobuchar promises to transform state government, grow economy
Amy Klobuchar held her first press conference as Minnesota’s governor-elect Wednesday to outline her vision for the state, which includes auditing state government to eliminate the defrauding of government programs, and growing the state’s workforce and economy. Klobuchar, who will become Minnesota’s first woman governor when she takes the oath in January, thanked Minnesotans for […]
Klobuchar holds first press conference as governor-elect
Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar named her transition team and outlined her priorities as she prepares to take office in January, while leaving unanswered questions about her Senate resignation and successor.
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