Articles Tagged: Open records

Ruling sets standard for government, advocates say

The suit was filed in December 2021 after the governor’s office had failed to respond for up to 18 months to records requests from three separate organizations.

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Recurring campaign donations without the donor’s active consent would be illegal, as would any hand-held use of a mobile device while driving. And pointing a laser at an aircraft would become a crime.

Also, another $1 million winning lottery ticket was sold recently in Iowa

Randy Evans of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council speaks to the challenges of successfully filing open records requests with government entities.

Iowa property owners who ask to remove their names from online property searches to conceal their address may keep their names confidential under a ruling the Iowa Supreme Court published Friday.

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office on Friday announced a new system for handling open record requests, a day after three media organizations filed a lawsuit charging she has repeatedly violated the state’s open records laws by ignoring requests for government records, some for more than a year.

Erin Jordan and Zack Kucharski are recognized for commitment to open government and accountability in Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s open-records law is not “a well-recognized public policy” and thus does not give job protections to employees who fulfill public information requests, the state attorney general’s office contends.

Members of a task force deliberating ways to address what is arguably the most pressing issue facing the Quad Cities — persistent gun violence — will continue to do so without the public's involvement.