DES MOINES, IOWA (June 3, 2021) — The Auditor has released a report on a special investigation of the “Step Up, Stop the Spread” public-service announcement campaign that occurred in November 2020, the height of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), or COVID-19, Pandemic in Iowa. The campaign was designed to raise public awareness in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.