State auditor opposes appeal of $1.5 million verdict for state worker who sued Branstad

State Auditor Rob Sand says taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay to appeal a jury’s decision that awarded $1.5 million to a former state official. Sand, a Democrat, wrote a letter to other statewide officials about the case involving former Republican Governor Terry Branstad and former Workers Compensation Commissioner Christopher Godfrey, who accused Branstad of trying […]