Open records scrutiny finds mixed municipal compliance
Iowa audits reveal 97 percent of county auditors' expense reports available in 1997 and 99 percent in 2000 though city and sheriff offices show gaps. Police reports and concealed handgun permits remain hardest to access while some officials defend actions as misinterpretations of law.
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Kathleen Richard
Des Moines
Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Johnson County
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Sheriffs Office
Iowa
Fort Dodge Messenger
John Molseed
Algona Police Department
Algona
Keith Briggs
Molseed
Briggs
Kevin Bangert
Lavalle
Neznanski
Bury
David Vestal
Iowa State Association of Counties
Vestal
Emmetsburg
Tom Bredeweg
Iowa League of Cities
Washington County
Jeff Garrett
Iowa County Treasurers Association
Garrett
Drake University Journalism School
Iown County Sheriffs
County Sheriff's Office
Open records audit targets Iowa officials across 99 counties
The Iowa FOI audit on February 10 and 11 used reporters from The Gazette Des Moines Register Ames Tribune Burlington Hawk Eye and other outlets to test compliance with open records laws. Investigators requested concealed weapons permits county travel expense sheriff property holdings and superintendent contracts among other documents.
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the Gazette
Des Moines Register
Ames Tribune
Burlington Hawk Eye
Council Bluffs Daily
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Fort Dodge Messenger
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Mason City Globe-Gazette
N’west
Iowa Review of Sheldon
Ottumwa Courier
Quad-City Times of
Davenport
Sioux City Journal
Storm Lake Times
Waterloo
Cedar Falls Courier
Drake University
Iowa
Iowa Department of Education
Mark Bowden
Gazette
Mark.bowden
Gazettecommunications
Randy Evans
Register
Dmreg
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Kathleen Richardson
Freedom of Information Council
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Brent Bury
Rocky Lavalle
William Angrick
Miller
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Cole O’donnell
Kathy Collins
Collins
Dave Vestal
Anet Rorholm
Gazettecommunications.com
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Imreg.com
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