A Clinton County judge issued a stinging decision last month that the Central DeWitt school board violated Iowa’s public meetings law when board members, the school superintendent and several other administrators met in a nearly two-hour closed meeting to discuss … Continue Reading
This column was written by Randy Evans, executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, and was distributed to newspapers and news websites across the state. – – – By Randy Evans These are challenging times for Iowa’s 327 … Continue Reading
The board of education of the Bettendorf Community School District has approved an agreement to settle a lawsuit that challenged the legality of a board gathering held in May 2022. The school board voted recently to accept the out-of-court settlement … Continue Reading
Here is the statement Randy Evans, executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, issued in response to the State Appeals Board’s and the Polk County District Court’s acceptance of the settlement of the public-records lawsuit the Council, the … Continue Reading
The Iowa Freedom of Information Council sued the Centerville school district on Wednesday, challenging the legality of a closed meeting on Feb. 3 during which the school board accepted the resignation of an employee who had been on administrative leave … Continue Reading
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Monday a bill that has been on the “wish list” for journalists and public transparency advocates since 2018. SF 2322 makes important changes in Iowa’s public records law that relate to the fees state … Continue Reading
The following column was written by Randy Evans, executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council. The column appeared in several Iowa newspapers and news websites.The actions of journalists and police officers were in the spotlight last week in … Continue Reading
The following editorial by the Des Moines Register addresses the troubling trial that begins March 8 for a reporter who was arrested while covering protests in Des Moines in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. The Iowa Freedom … Continue Reading
The following column was written for a number of Iowa newspapers by Randy Evans, the executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Coouncil. The purpose was pretty simple when the Iowa Legislature wrote the state’s public meetings law many … Continue Reading
The following column was written for several newspapers by Randy Evans, the executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council. Forty-five words that were first written with a quill pen 230 years ago form what may be the most … Continue Reading