Did State Auditor Improperly Use Federal Funding to Investigate Illegal Voting?: Iowa City Daily News Links, June 10

It's Monday. Just accept the reality and it will hurt less.

On to the Links!

From the bureaucratic irony department, the Iowa State Auditor is going to review the use of federal funds by Secretary of State Matt Schultz to see if he improperly used the money in his investigation of possible illegal voter fraud. (Des Moines Register)

To be fair, I'm not sure if most Iowans even know who Hatch is at this point, but... Iowa Poll: Branstad crushes Hatch in governor’s race match-up

Mitch Schmidt of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes about a monument that the county is going to build in honor of the former National Guard Armory in Iowa City and in honor of those who have served in wars.

Schmidt also wrote a story about the Coralville Strip bouncing back from the flood. 

Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen details the work being done as part of the UniverCity Neighborhood Partnership.

Luke Voelz of the Press-Citizen was in attendance as fallen firefighters were honored at an annual Coralville event.

Voelz also took a walking tour of the Longfellow Neighborhood where the trees were the stars. (Press-Citizen)

Kyle Munson of the Des Moines Register talks about the changes that have come to the Parkview Terrace neighborhood due to flooding.

Advice from a dietician: Cook your dad a steak for Father's Day. (Des Moines Register)

Downtown Pancheros is getting a facelift. (Press-Citizen)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

Courtney contends Schultz has improperly used federal money from the Help America Vote Act which is intended to help educate Iowans about voting procedures, voting rights and voting technology. The Secretary of State’s office says the federal money can be used for other purposes as well. Courtney claims Schultz is using the federal money on a “voter fraud goose chase.”