DES 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 …
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Reynolds and her office’s public records custodian, attorney Michael Boal, are the latest officials to be accused of violating open records laws by a Utah-based company investigating testing programs in several states. The lawsuits also ask the court to order Reynolds’ and Boal’s removal from office if they are found to have engaged in …
