What began as controversy over settlement agreements for three Davenport city officials who alleged they had been harassed has resulted in a win for Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand over Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird after the state Supreme Court sided with Sand's office.

Bird, a Republican who's often been at odds with Sand, the sole statewide elected Democrat, argued in the case leading to the Friday, Dec. 5, ruling that her office, as the state's legal counsel, should represent the auditor's office in an ongoing court case regarding the legality of the settlement agreements for the Davenport employees.

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