Articles Tagged: Iowa State Auditor

Erroneous payments were made during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic when unemployment claims surged as businesses closed

Candidates running for to serve as Iowa’s taxpayer watchdog both worked in state government and say they have demonstrated their ability to hold government agencies accountable for waste, fraud and abuse.

Also, a business group endorses Chuck Grassley

Also, another $1 million winning lottery ticket was sold recently in Iowa

Democratic Attorney General Miller has a competitive fundraising race, while Democratic Auditor Rob Sand is dominating his

The former state government worker will challenge Democratic incumbent State Auditor Rob Sand in this fall’s general election.

Tuesday’s primary election features competitive campaigns for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Iowa Secretary of State

Mary Ann Hanusa and Todd Halbur vie in June 7 primary

The special investigation was requested after the discovery of apparent improprieties involving financial transactions related to federal grants.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Auditor Rob Sand said Monday he was the target of an attempted email scam in which someone pretended to be him and unsuccessfully tried to move his paycheck deposit to a different bank account.

The Iowa state auditor has found $17,146.65 in misused or missing donations and gifts meant for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics patients and families — largely those battling cancer — and evidence a former administrative specialist was behind the misuse.

Auditor of State Rob Sand says there’s a long record of noncompliance with a 1990 Clean Water Act provision.

Alan Ostergren, a conservative lawyer who argued on behalf of many of the challenges, said some of the petitioners now may contest some of the panel’s rulings in court.

Also, Democrat Rob Sand officially filed to run for re-election as state auditor

ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — A state audit has found nearly $86,000 in questionable spending of public money in the Iowa State University Extension Office in Jones County, including thousands spent for personal travel, alcohol, groceries and a video game console.