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 .
Articles Tagged: Rob Sand
News Feb. 1, 2023 7:00 am7d ago
The City Council requested review from State Auditor Rob Sand after the city clerk resigned in 2020.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 30, 2023 6:13 pm8d ago
The department made the request during budget hearings with state lawmakers.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 15, 2023 11:40 am23d ago
Fewer Iowans are interested in joining the Iowa National Guard than in past years, creating concerns over readiness and strength, the guard’s top general told the Iowa Legislature on Thursday.
Government & Politics Dec. 23, 2022 12:49 pm46d ago
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Ross Wilburn will step down as leader of the party, after Democrats faced a drubbing in the midterm elections and a vote by national Democrats to strip Iowa of its first-in-the-nation caucuses.
Higher Ed Dec. 14, 2022 4:51 pm55d ago
A $1.2 billion deal the University of Iowa cemented in March 2020 for the private operation of its utilities system over the next 50 years amounts to the “largest financial obligation ever held by Iowa taxpayers,” State Auditor Rob Sand found in his four-year review of the blockbuster agreement.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Dec. 1, 2022 5:28 pm68d ago
$20M in federal pandemic funds will help build 91 homes
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Nov. 23, 2022 11:45 am76d ago
Also, Terrace Hill gets ready for Christmas
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 18, 2022 6:14 pm81d ago
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.
Tom Barton, Brittney J. Miller
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 9, 2022 6:35 pm90d ago
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.
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 24, 2022 5:30 am107d ago
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.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 5, 2022 11:44 am125d ago
Also, a business group endorses Chuck Grassley
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
State Government Sep. 7, 2022 4:53 pm153d ago
Also, another $1 million winning lottery ticket was sold recently in Iowa
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 20, 2022 4:38 pm202d ago
Democratic Attorney General Miller has a competitive fundraising race, while Democratic Auditor Rob Sand is dominating his
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
K-12 Education Jul. 18, 2022 4:20 pm204d ago
The funding, made available through the bipartisan federal infrastructure law passed in 2021, will give grants to districts looking to swap old buses with more energy-efficient models.