DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend is telling employees to look nice for Governor Terry Branstad’s visit even though he’s coming on Casual Friday. Townsend told employees in an email that Branstad will visit the agency’s headquarters Friday and wants to meet as many employees as he has time.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys for a former lottery worker accused of rigging a Hot Lotto game have rested their case in the man’s fraud trial. Des Moines television station KCCI reports the defense for 52-year-old Eddie Tipton presented testimony Thursday for about an hour before resting their case. Closing arguments are scheduled on Friday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s medical cannabis oil program has cost the state more than $100,000 to create and issue registration cards to about 50 people. According to documents obtained by The Associated Press, Massachusetts-baesed MorphoTrust USA billed the state Transportation Department $115,000 for its work. Agency spokeswoman Melissa Spiegel said the cost was reasonable based on similar work on other cards.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Public Information Board has voted to further review whether authorities must release records detailing the mistaken killing of a woman by a Burlington police officer. The board voted Thursday to spend another month investigating complaints alleging authorities have repeatedly violated the open records law after the January shooting of Autumn Steele.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has issued another disaster proclamation in response to recent severe weather for Jefferson and Wayne counties in the southern half of the state. The areas were affected by severe storms and flooding toward the end of June.