Articles Tagged: Iowa State Auditor

Iowa’s taxpayer watchdog will face new restrictions on his office’s ability to access certain records when auditing government programs for waste, fraud and abuse.

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand held news conferences, met with lawmakers and gathered letters from bipartisan leaders to try to stop a bill that would limit his access to state records. Now, with Senate File 478 sitting on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk awaiting her expected signature, Sand is taking his case on the road.

The governor said she does not feel that reports of some Iowa private schools increasing tuition weakens the state’s new financial assistance program

Iowa House Republican lawmakers passed legislation Thursday that would define and in some cases

The fire chief in the small Cedar County town of Stanwood used the fire department’s fundraising account to make non-departmental purchases that totaled several thousand dollars, according to a report released Tuesday by Auditor of State Rob Sand.

Also, new website aims to connect veterans with jobs in Iowa

Estimate comes from nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency

Rob Sand, the lone Democrat to hold statewide office, said if Republicans want to target him directly, they should hurl insults, not advance legislation he said will harm Iowa taxpayers.

The lawmaker who crafted the proposal disagrees and says it is designed simply to protect Iowans’ personal information

Iowa lawmakers continue to advance a proposal to fix a state error that's left property taxpayers on the hook for higher bills than expected, but could leave local governments short millions .

Recurring campaign donations without the donor’s active consent would be illegal, as would any hand-held use of a mobile device while driving. And pointing a laser at an aircraft would become a crime.

Republican state auditor candidate Todd Halbur announced he is dropping his request for a statewide recount in his election contest with Democratic incumbent Auditor Rob Sand. Halbur said he did not have sufficient resources to proceed and claimed the Republican Party of Iowa would not help support the statewide recount.

So what comes next from state government and Iowa’s congressional delegation?

Republicans ousted two 40-year Democratic incumbents and could have a clean sweep of statewide offices following a midterm election where the GOP further solidified its control over state government.

See what choices are on the ballot for Iowans in this midterm election. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Voters should note that closing time is an hour earlier than in previous general elections. Find your polling location at voterready.iowa.gov