Media groups sue Iowa governor over open records law
Associated PressDES MOINES, Iowa — Three media organizations and their reporters sued Iowa Gov. The open record law ensures the public’s access to open records in order to assure transparency and the public accountability of our elected officials to the people they represent,” said ACLU of Iowa Legal Director Rita Bettis Austen. “Iowa’s open records law was written expressly so that politicians and others couldn’t do exactly this kind of stonewalling. Evans said Iowa’s public records law has been on the books for 40 years and has been regularly followed by past governors but that Reynolds has acted as if it does not apply to her. Iowa’s Open Records Law is designed to guarantee the public has access to the public records of government bodies at all levels, with no exception for the governor’s office.
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