What Does A State Auditor Do?

What Does A State Auditor Do?

Author: The Children's Hour Inc. February 23, 2019 Duration: 55:14
New Mexico counts on its State Auditor but exactly what does our elected state auditor do? As part of our ongoing civics education series, the Children’s Hour kids interviewed New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colon live in studio. We also learned about hair discrimination.

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