Gov. Tim Walz signed a new executive order Friday in an effort to try and prevent fraud involving state government funds. It was accompanied by a package of proposals for the Legislature to consider to combat fraud and detect it earlier.

Gov. Tim Walz will announce a new legislative package Friday targeting fraud in. The new package, which aims to prevent and penalize fraud, will utilize artificial intelligence to enhance fraud detection and create tighter spending controls,

Be skeptical and proactive,” Gov. Tim Walz repeated while announcing a new “anti-fraud” legislative package and signing an executive order to create a centralized fraud investigations unit Friday morning at the State Capitol.