Articles Tagged: Iowa State Auditor

A report from Iowa Auditor Rob Sand claims the state lags behind federal requirements for nursing home inspections; the state inspections agency disputes the report’s figures

In addition to the $943,635 a former University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy machine shop manager diverted from the campus’ pocketbook to his own, according to a recent state auditor investigation, the university paid him and two other involved employees nearly $473,250 while they were on leave pending the lengthy investigation – bringing the total UI hit to about $1.4 million.

A former worker in the University of Iowa’s Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop completed jobs for his personal business using university equipment, the audit says

3 Libertarian Congressional candidates are challenging the State Objections Panel’s 2-1 ruling that would remove them from the November ballot

The State Objection Panel’s 2-1 vote upholds an objection to the Congressional candidacies of Nicholas Gluba, Marco Battaglia and Charles Aldrich, who may challenge the ruling in court or run as write-ins

A Democratic state lawmaker from Marshalltown has called for an audit of the Iowa Veterans’ Home following the recent, unexpected elimination of 11 full-time staff.

The Iowa State Auditor’s Office released a report Thursday on the use of city funds in Ryan, two days after a similar report for the city of Delhi was released stating the former city clerk, who now works as the city clerk in Ryan, had been misusing funds.

This is the second time in eight years the state auditor’s office has investigated misuse of funds by a Delhi city clerk.

Also, State Auditor warns Iowans to be alert of scams in wake of flooding

Sand says government bodies in small communities should police each other in order to prevent misuse of taxpayer dollars.

Also: State Auditor releases schedule of upcoming town hall forums

The Iowa State Auditor’s Office released a report this week detailing a potential conflict of interest between the former mayor and the city’s insurance, which the auditor intends to refer to law enforcement for further investigation.

Auditor Rob Sand’s office withheld nine emails between his off and two journalists, citing an open records law exemption for records that are part of an audit. The Iowa Supreme Court disagreed with that characterization and said Sand’s office must provide more evidence to justify withholding the emails from the conservative organization seeking their release.

State auditor condemns AG for using unfinished audit to justify halting payments

Also, a House panel dismisses ethics complaint over a vote for private school assistance