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Open Records Have Limits
Fawkes-Lee & Ryan spoke to the Iowa Public Information Board this afternoon (6/19/14). Below is our comments. Before the Iowa Public Information Board June 19, 2014 I am Marty Ryan and I represent Fawkes-Lee & Ryan, a “web-based, service-oriented, grassroots small business specifically structured to address the growing need to strengthen specific Constitutional Freedoms and…
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Wanting More
The Iowa Freedom of Information Council held its annual luncheon, program and meeting earlier this month. The program this year was a little off the beaten path of open records and public meetings. At least, I thought so. The program was entitled “Media Coverage of the Courts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. I…
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A Wise Decision
Attorneys are a part of life.
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Criminal Courtesy
When law enforcement officers act like this they don’t provide a lot of good argument for opposing review boards.
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Advisory Or Enforcement?
There are 940 communities in Iowa. There are 99 counties. Each has its own legal counsel. That means there are potentially 1,039 different opinions on issues involving public records and open meetings.
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Turf Wars
For several years there has been a battle between the Iowa House of Representatives and the Iowa Senate over which direction to take in improving Iowa’s public records and open meeting laws. The battle is much more than just language changes in the two chapters that control access to records and availability of public participation…