State auditors have been dispatched to find savings in the face of increasing state budget problems.In a bipartisan vote, a committee unanimously endorsed having the Legislative Division of Post Audit review state agencies’ spending to identify programs that can be either eliminated or reorganized.”When money is tight, we need something other than political judgments or the opinions of special interest groups or of the state agencies themselves on what is really critical to agency missions,” said state Sen. Derek Schmidt, R-Independence, and chair of the Post Audit Committee.When lawmakers start the legislative session in January they will face a budget deficit of $137 million that could increase to nearly $1 billion if not solved. The Division of Post Audit is expected to submit a report to the Legislature by March, which would give lawmakers time to consider the findings before their final budget deliberations.