The state of Minnesota is receiving further scrutiny from the Trump administration.
Transportation secretary Sean Duffy on Monday gave state officials thirty days to revoke illegally issued commercial driver's licenses or risk losing up to thirty-point-four million dollars in federal highway funding.
This comes after a recent audit found that one-third of Minnesota's non-domiciled CDL's were issued illegally.
Also on Monday, investigators from the treasury department announced they're looking into allegations that Minnesota tax dollars may have been diverted to the terrorist organization Al-Shabbab.
Gov. Walz said he welcomes an investigation into that matter.
WCCO political analyst Blois Olson says it's not a coincidence that these attacks are coming with Walz seeking a third term.
"Politics, and possibly some sloppiness has led to the federal government putting the squeeze on Minnesota," Blois told Vineeta Sawkar on the WCCO Morning News. "With the idea that it's going to be politically unattractive for Gov. Walz.