Articles Tagged: Iowa State Auditor

Abigail Maas will seek the Republican nomination for the job in 2026, setting up a primary challenge against Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer.

“Unfortunately, what we see happen too commonly across the state of Iowa happened in Conesville,” Iowa Auditor Rob Sand said at a Tuesday press conference. “The City Clerk who had the keys to the kingdom made off with taxpayer money.”

The University of Iowa has agreed to retroactively reinstate a distinguished professorship and thousands that came with it for a faculty member who says the state — through an error-riddled audit in 2017 — wrongfully accused him of abusing his position.

State Auditor Rob Sand, the only Democrat to hold statewide elected office in Iowa, announced Monday he is running for Iowa governor in 2026.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, who appointed Cournoyer last year to the role, said in a statement she is “proud to endorse” Cournoyer’s campaign, calling her “a true fiscal conservative with a strong record of improving government efficiencies and accountability.”

Cournoyer, who has been lieutenant governor since December, was among a group of Iowa Republicans expected to be mulling whether to run to replace Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who earlier this month announced she will not seek another term.

Tune in for details on a tenuous legal partnership between the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and Iowa Auditor’s Office. Plus, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson pledges to hold town halls.

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand’s office requested information related to the state’s taxpayer-funded private school financial assistance program; state agencies said the request exceeded the scope of the audit and a new audit is needed

Also, the state workforce agency announced details on new health care worker grants that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds highlighted in her Condition of the State address

Flags have been flying half-staff in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month

I remember the feeling growing up in Decorah of a store closing on Water Street, our main drag. I remember …

State agency officials and legislative leaders continued to hurl accusations at each other over the state’s oversight of the Judicial Branch operations

A state agency says it plans to release quarterly updates on its progress in meeting federal requirements for nursing home inspections after questions were raised by Iowa’s State Auditor.

A former Tama County conservation director used public funds for personal purchases, including a fuel pump, ammunition and home remodeling materials, according to a state audit published Wednesday.

A report from the Iowa State Auditor’s Office says city officials from Hamburg, Iowa guided flood relief funds to themselves and family members after the 2019 flooding that devastated the small community.