(Radio Iowa) – The Office of Consumer Advocate would become an independent state agency again if a bill in the Iowa House becomes law.
The government realignment plan Governor Reynolds proposed and signed into law two years ago put Iowa’s attorney general in charge of the office. Representative Charley Thomsen, a Republican from Charles City, says that was a mistake. Thomson says the independence of the state consumer advocate is important for all Iowans.
It’s one of the bills a group of House Republicans have introduced in response to the Iowa Utilities Commission decision to grant a permit to Summit Carbon Solutions for its pipeline.
