Jason Clayworth

Iowa refuses to make public receipts of director’s $21k clothing and computer allowance

blogs.desmoinesregister.com — Records showing how a state director spent $21,000 on personal clothing and computer equipment prior to her departure are being withheld from the public. The Des Moines Register last month published an article about a state audit that showed Iowa Department for the Blind Director Karen Keninger was approved last year for the federal award by a case worker, who was one of her employees.

Genitalia-like email photos lead to paid suspension for state worker

blogs.desmoinesregister.com — The paid suspension of a longtime Iowa Department of Transportation supervisor who sent inappropriate emails - including one that depicted a woman's genitalia - was upheld by a state administrative law judge, in a ruling made public today.