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When retirements play hide-and-seek with tax money (opens the original)
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Randy Evans is executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes openness and transparency in Iowa’s state and local governments. He can be reached at DMRevans2810@gmail.com. This essay first appeared on his Substack newsletter, Stray Thoughts. Succession planning and public celebration typically accompany executive retirements. They provide for an orderly leadership transition and public acknowledgment of a job well done. So, two
Law enforcement protects and serves — and it should inform, too (opens the original)
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The school field trip tragedy last week at Lake Macbride State Park again demonstrated the adage that a rumor can travel halfway around the globe while the truth is still putting on its shoes. Government silence during a public crisis or mass-casualty event creates an information vacuum that rumor, speculation and misinformation quickly fill. As the events last week north of Iowa City show, often that noise is simply wrong. It need not be that way -- if government officials would run toward the
Law enforcement protects and serves â and it should inform, too | CITYVIEW (opens the original)
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That it took two months for authorities to provide basic incident information, and did so with heavy redactions, raises another problem with withholding information. When the identity of a key participant in a serious incident is kept confidential, reasonable people ask why and wonder whether a different driver would be afforded the same consideration under similar circumstances. The public cannot independently assess whether a person has received preferential treatment because of community stan
Guess who loses when the gov’t official snoozes? - The Cherokee Chronicle Times (opens the original)
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When dealing with the Iowa Public Information Board, being a mind-reader helps. That is one takeaway from the board’s dismissal last week of a public-records complaint against Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office. The request was made on December 4, 2024 by Chad Brewbaker, who asked the attorney general for the fees her office paid to private attorneys. His complaint to the Iowa Public Information Board alleged he never received an acknowledgement of his request or the data showing how taxpayer
When retirements play hide-and-seek with tax money - The Cherokee Chronicle Times (opens the original)
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Succession planning and public celebration typically accompany executive retirements. They provide for an orderly leadership transition and public acknowledgment of a job well done. So, two simple questions arise whenever top government employees leave their jobs in hastily announced retirements — and receive more than the customary coffee-and-cookies going-away reception in return for signing customized contracts containing waivers, releases and promises not to criticize. The recent “retirement
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