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State Auditor’s report finds director of Iowa job training initiative embezzled $430,000

State Auditor Rob Sand speaking at a recent news conference in his office. (RI file photo) A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has found the head of a taxpayer funded program to help ...
KIMT News 3

Iowa's jobless rate, job creation numbers both increase in November 2025

Iowa establishments added 4,600 jobs in November, bringing total nonfarm employment to 1,599,800. This growth is notable ...
KCCI Des Moines

Former Children and Families of Iowa program director misspent over $400k, audit finds

IOWA IS SHADED IN RED. A NEW REPORT FROM THE STATE AUDITOR IS OUT TODAY. SAYS MORE THAN $400,000 WERE EMBEZZLED FROM AN IOWA WORK PROGRAM. THE REPORT SHOWS. THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR CHILDREN AND ...

Economic development leader to head U.S. Farm Service Agency in Iowa

U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins names southwest Iowa economic development leader Starlyn Perdue to lead the U.S. Farm ...
ABC Kcrg 9

Former program director for nonprofit that receives state funding accused of misusing more than $400k

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A former program director for Children and Families of Iowa (CFI) misspent more than $400,000 over a period of about seven years, according to a new report from State Auditor ...
Radio Iowa

Iowa Workforce Development site worked through a few issues in transition

Iowa Workforce Development merged its system for filing unemployment claims into the IowaWorks system used to train and find people new jobs at the start of the month. IWD director Beth Townsend says ...
ABC Kcrg 9

As more people join apprenticeships, Iowa Workforce Development gives out millions to apprenticeship programs

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa leaders are seeing an increase in people joining apprenticeships, the Department of Workforce Development has announced $3.4 million to support those programs. That ...