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Rob Sand

Iowa

Iowa State Auditor and Contributor at Freelance

@iastateauditor, husband, dad, bowhunter. Caught chickens as a small town kid, financial crooks as a prosecutor, & now govt insiders' waste/fraud/abuse.

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  • Meet Nathan Sage, the first Democrat running against Joni Ernst

    1 week ago | bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin |Rob Sand |Randy Evans |Bruce Lear

    “The working class has been working their ass off every day to survive and make ends meet for their families,” Nathan Sage told me this week. Making working people’s lives better is the driving force of his U.S. Senate campaign. At least four Democrats are thinking seriously about running against two-term Republican incumbent Joni Ernst. Sage was the first to make it official, on April 16.

  • On Iowa school’s voucher law, claims about accountability don’t add up

    1 week ago | bleedingheartland.com | Rob Sand |Randy Evans |Bruce Lear |Laura Belin

    Rob Sand is Iowa’s state auditor. Recently, an argument has been going around that goes like this: private schools are accredited to teach students, therefore they’re accountable to taxpayers. This claim ignores that being accredited as an academic institution has nothing to do with how an entity spends money. Accredited private schools taking vouchers still have no rules for how they spend tax dollars, and no audits either.

  • On governor’s voucher law, some accountability claims don’t add up

    2 weeks ago | dickinsoncountynews.com | Rob Sand

    On governor’s voucher law, some accountability claims don’t add up

  • Opinion: Governor’s voucher claims don’t add up

    2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Rob Sand

    Iowa Auditor Rob Sand speaks during a press conference at the Iowa Capitol on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Photo by Erin Murphy. The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Recently, an argument has been circulating that goes like this: private schools are accredited to teach students, therefore they’re accountable to taxpayers.

  • AUDITOR SAND: Accreditation and Accountability are Not the Same

    3 weeks ago | theiowastandard.com | Rob Sand

    ***The Iowa Standard is an independent media voice. We rely on the financial support of our readers to exist.

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Rob Sand
Rob Sand @RobSandIA
22 Apr 25

I once bought a Buick with 200,000 miles on it for $500 plus steak dinner for two at Rube's thrown in.

Tim Grover
Tim Grover @TimGrover84036

@RobSandIA That place is so cool. Presidential candidates love to eat there. Rubes Steakhouse if it still exists another good one.

Rob Sand
Rob Sand @RobSandIA
22 Apr 25

On repeat right now: this tune from @jbrekkie for its little slide guitar part and catchy chorus, plus the next track: a country swooner with... Jeff Bridges! https://t.co/vf15HkzeL7

Rob Sand
Rob Sand @RobSandIA
22 Apr 25

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