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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 2000

Page

6

Open Records Skepticism Tones Iowa Public Schools

Public records requests face suspicion from officials and some superintendents. Grinnell Police Chief Mike Birmingham notes caution, while 80 percent of Iowa district leaders did not provide requested contract and test-score data. Iowa DOE gains access to composite student scores to improve scrutiny.

Grinnell Mike Birmingham Marion Cedar Rapids Iowa Citizen Letter State of Missouri Cindy Eberting Claire McCaskill Missouri McCaskill Missouri Political Subdivisions Eberting Center Point-Urbana Richard Whitehead Whitehead Lew Finch Bill Jacobson Finch Des Moines Jacobson State Department of Education DOE

Iowa Open Records Show Gaps In Access Across Agencies

A Iowa newspaper investigation finds public records access varies by office. Most districts resisted or charged for copies and clerks without computer systems hinder review. Officials acknowledge need for better training and stricter enforcement.

Iowa Muir O’donnell Decatur County Leon Lamont Gazette Dave Rasdal Oskaloosa Rasdal John McCormick Des Moines Register

Iowa ICIS records move online debate and notices grow

Iowa court records may go online under the ICIS system with access via a single gateway. Rebecca Colton notes funding and legislative hurdles while rural and urban counties implement ICIS. prosecutors emphasize basic case data and for detailed files courthouse access. The state also runs a sex offender registry site with 340 of 3,702 registrants currently listed.

Colton Larry Mullen Sex Offender Registry Mullen

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