OUR OPINION: Reform the ‘disaster’ of Minnesota’s disaster aid | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota: The League is famous for its fiscal conservatism and might have been expected to call for ending disaster relief altogether. But Krinkie’s most recent column doesn’t go there.
Instead, the former Republican state legislator recounts the report’s findings and supports its recommendations.
That’s because right now, the aid process is “a hodge-podge of state and local government programs as well as non-profit agencies working to provide disaster relief services,” Krinkie writes.
And as long Minnesota’s going to be in the disaster-relief business, it might as well do the job right.
“Even in your desire to help others, you need to include accountability,” Krinkie writes.
Here’s a quote from the auditor’s report that captures its basic findings:
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