A special investigation by the State Auditor’s Office has found the former city clerk in a small eastern Iowa town improperly spent about $127,000 in city funds. Yamira Martinez, the part-time city clerk in Conesville, left the job in March of 2024 and her replacement raised concerns about the city’s accounts. State Auditor Rob Sand […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a






