by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 13, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill that would have let state agency budgets be audited by private CPA firms rather than the State Auditor’s Office has stalled in the Iowa House. It was the first bill Republicans in the Iowa Senate passed this year, but House State Government Committee...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 12, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill that would let state agencies hire private certified public accountants rather than have the state auditor’s office review spending is in limbo in the Iowa House. Senate Republicans approved the bill in February, the first bill to pass the Senate this...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 20, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that would let the governor and the state executive council bypass the State Auditor’s Office and hire private CPAs to audit all state agencies. Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, is the bill’s sponsor....
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 14, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill introduced in the Iowa Senate would let state agencies hire private CPA firms to audit government spending rather than have the state auditor’s office do it. Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, said private CPAs can audit state agencies in...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 23, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
State Auditor Rob Sand has released a report of all the property tax levies in Iowa and Sand says it shows the property tax is regressive. “Fairness in taxation is a big issue and knowing now, as we have now proven, that lower income and middle income, middle...