A bill adopted by the Iowa Legislature this year that is meant to more harshly penalize open meetings violations might also enable city councils, school boards and others to deliberate in secret, according to the Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB). HF 2539 would increase the penalties for violating a state law that generally requires governmental […]
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State officials weigh an exception to the Iowa Open Records Act that lets them ignore ‘vexatious requesters’
At its meeting on Thursday, the Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB) voted to defer a decision on a proposal to ask the legislature to create a new exception to Iowa’s Open Records Act that would allow government agencies to disregard records requests from a “vexatious requester.” Instead, the board will create a committee to gather […]
