by Luke Martz | Feb 3, 2023 | Courts, Media, Opinion, State Government
Rob Sand gets off scot-free for refusing to turn over government emails from liberal blogger/activist Laura Belin, a state district court ruled last week. Sand withheld Belin’s emails with his chief of staff John McCormally until he was sued by the Kirkwood Institute,...
by Luke Martz | Nov 16, 2021 | State Government, State Politics
Rob Sand says that he didn’t violate Iowa’s open records laws by refusing to produce an email between his chief of staff and liberal blogger Laura Belin because the email was sent on a private account. That was Sand’s response to a lawsuit filed by the Kirkwood...
by Luke Martz | Nov 24, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress, State Politics
This morning, the Rita Hart campaign sent out a press release saying that Jasper County should certify recount results from a machine that is known to everyone not to be working correctly. Meanwhile, during his working hours, Rob Sand’s general counsel and chief of...
by Luke Martz | Oct 26, 2020 | Opinion
John McCormally wasted little time after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in to share his unsolicited view. Who’s John McCormally, you ask? We forgive you. He is the Chief of Staff of Iowa’s State Auditor, Rob Sand. The already deleted Facebook post...