Auditor General Jack Wagner on Tuesday touted his office’s record of using performance-based audits to ensure government meets taxpayer expectations, a process he says has led several state agencies to reevaluate how carefully they spend taxpayer dollars and improve the services they provide.

Wagner also detailed two policy initiatives he would undertake if elected governor, helping to lay the groundwork for his expected gubernatorial campaign.

After all, politics is why he spoke in the first place. His speech was part two of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and CREDC’s Pennsylvania Perspectives series, a monthly talk held in the downtown Harrisburg Hilton that features potential gubernatorial candidates.

Speaking before a group of about 100 local business leaders, Wagner said he appreciates business’ importance to Pennsylvania. He tries to bring that understanding to the auditor general’s office, he said.

“I want all of you to know, I am very sensitive to business and its interaction with government,” Wagner said.

The auditor general is the state’s fiscal watchdog, and Wagner said his office has already seen its investigations change the culture of some state agencies. In particular, he cited changes made in the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency after his office

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