ABI President Mike Ralston to retire after two decades
Mike Ralston, longtime president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, will retire after nearly 20 years leading ABI which represents more than 1,500 companies employing about 330,000 Iowans. ABI has begun a search for a new president.
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State board fines funeral director for videos and photos
Iowa licensing officials fined former funeral director Jennifer Spiekermeier 500 for allegedly sending unauthorized photos and videos of deceased individuals to adults and minors and for substituting her own fingerprint for a decedent. The settlement requires surrender of her license and payment of the civil penalty.
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Iowa Public Information Board sued over open meetings claim
The Iowa Public Information Board faces a lawsuit filed by Briana Reha alleging a 6 percent salary increase for executive director Erika Eckley was approved without proper agenda notice. The suit seeks a ruling of Open Meetings Law violation and voiding of the raise. Eckley was appointed in March 2023 and the board approved the raise unanimously.
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