Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New federal data shows that consumer spending in Iowa has grown slightly faster than the national average since 2009. The report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released yesterday shows that per capita spending in Iowa jumped 12 percent between 2009 and 2012.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some television stations say they will not run a College Savings Iowa ad featuring Iowa Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald because it could be considered political. Fitzgerald’s deputy treasurer Karen Austin says the ad will be revised for stations that raise concerns. She says the ad is not political and is part of a long-running campaign to encourage participation in the popular college savings program.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A man who quit his nursing job at a Council Bluffs hospital after he says he was prohibited from telling two patients they were worked on with unsterilized instruments is suing the hospital for back pay and damages. Robert Burgin tells the Omaha World Herald he resigned from Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs in April 2013 after his bosses refused to tell two patients that surgical instruments used on them in 2012 hadn’t been properly sterilized.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Those who think Mark Mangino can fix Iowa State’s offense point to the program’s wide receivers as a major reason for their optimism. Led by junior Quenton Bundrage, the Cyclones should have multiple options for whoever wins the starting quarterback competition between Grant Rohach and Sam Richardson.