Stories Related to State Adds Settlement To Previous List

DES MOINES – Officials in the state Department of Administrative Services released a personnel settlement Friday in accordance with Gov. Terry Branstad’s recent executive order that they say was overlooked in a previous review process conducted last month.Gov. Terry Branstad announced March 24 that his internal review team had verified that 12 separate state agencies had entered into 24 secret settlement agreements with employees totaling about $500,000 that had occurred without his knowledge.