Ethics panel failed to collect campaign penalties in Iowa audit
State Auditor Rob Sand faults the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board for not pursuing payment of penalties from politicians and campaigns. Unpaid penalties reached about 9040 dollars as of June 30, 2022. The board updated notices to include payment instructions and added automated follow ups, but cannot compel payment without legislative approval.
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Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
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Ethics Board
Grinnell College expands solar power with large array
Grinnell College has completed a 9000-panel solar array supplying about one third of campus electricity. The system, the state’s largest private solar installation, is owned by Sunlight General Capital and energy is purchased by the college for 20 years. A battery stores energy to smooth peaks, aiding cost savings and emissions goals toward net zero by 2040.
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Anne Harris
Grinnell
Harris
Sunlight General Capital LLC
Grinnell College Environmental and Safety
Chris Bair
Bair
College Board of
Alliant Energy
Linn County prosecutor lauds drop in violent crime and wins in homicide trials
Linn County Attorney Maybanks credits law enforcement, prosecutors, and community partners for a drop in crime and cites eight homicide convictions in four months. Trials ranged from 2007 to 2023 with multiple defendants. sentencing dates set through July. The office projects 18 more homicide trials this year amid a still heavy caseload and staffing updates.
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Maybanks
Linn County
Jennifer Ergere Brannon Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Jorge Maldonado- Vazquez
Monica Slaughter
Alex Anderson
Duval T. Walker Jr
Cameron Barnes
Andrew Powers
Kevin McGowan
Marion
Cristian Upah
Jordan Schier
Anderson
McGowan
Shane Teslik
Devonna Walker
Slaughter
Curtis Padgett
Tan Thornhill
Dennis First
Molly Edwards
Erger
American Bar Association
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Linn County Attorney's Office
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