Archive for July 2021
Restricting access to public notices poses a threat to the public
Rick Morain, former editor-publisherJefferson Bee and Herald newspapers This article is free to use and publish in your publication. Iowans want to know what their local governments—county supervisors, city councils, school boards—are up to. They always have. The very first newspapers in many of the state’s counties regularly published local public notices, paid for by…
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Randy Evans, executive directorIowa Freedom of Information Council This article is free to use and publish in your publication. Several times a week, someone reaches out to me because they had difficulty learning about a government meeting or ran into obstacles trying to get government records. These calls and emails to the Iowa Freedom of Information…
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