The most popular guide to Iowa’s public meetings and public records law has been updated for 2017 and is now available for purchase. The Iowa Open Meetings, Open Records Handbook is published by the Iowa Freedom of Information Council and … Continue Reading
District Judge Steven J. Adreasen issued an order on Friday, Feb. 24, directing the county hospital in Denison to release the settlement agreement that ended a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital. The order came after a court hearing requested … Continue Reading
Lynn Hicks, the opinion editor of The Des Moines Register, will become president of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council for 2017. He replaces Dave Busiek, news director of KCCI-TV in Des Moines. Zack Kucharski, executive editor of the Cedar … Continue Reading
By BRET HAYWORTH Sioux City Journal A state trooper used the barrel of his rifle to poke a suspect in the shoulder blade to subdue him at the end of a police chase in rural Plymouth County 18 months ago, … Continue Reading
This article was written and transmitted by the Associated Press on Dec. 21, 2016. In a decision likely to create concern among many members of boards, commissions and councils, the Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that three county … Continue Reading
By Jeff Charis-Carlson Iowa City Press-Citizen Dec. 13, 2016 The Iowa Board of Regents’ chief auditor announced Monday that some uses of aircraft by the president of Iowa State University “enter shades of gray” as to whether they violate regent … Continue Reading
By Jason Clayworth Des Moines Register Dec. 14, 2016 A group of state-regulated casinos has joined a lawsuit that would keep confidential their annual audits, which are records that have been available to the public for nearly 30 years. The audits have … Continue Reading
This editorial appeared in The Des Moines Register on Dec. 15, 2016: Imagine a court system in which people can plead not guilty to crime and then have their case decided by a judge based on a review of evidence … Continue Reading
This item appeared in the Des Moines Sunday Register’s “Roses and Thistles” column on Dec. 18, 2016. A thistle to the Crawford County Memorial Hospital for once again concealing information from the community it claims to serve. A year ago, … Continue Reading
By Jason Clayworth Des Moines Register The names of dozens of passengers on Iowa State University planes are being held confidential, with the school citing laws that protect donors — or potential donors — as the reason. That includes professional bow … Continue Reading