Changes to 'sunshine' law debated

From Sunshine Review

April 1, 2009

[edit] Changes to 'sunshine' law debated

"Greater secrecy in government records would result from some of the changes lawmakers have made to a bill dealing with open meetings and open records, according to the state ombudsman.

"Some of the amendments adopted last week pose a retreat from the amount of transparency and openness that currently exists in Iowa. It is just bad public policy," Ombudsman Bill Angrick wrote in a letter to key lawmakers."

[edit] External links

Des Moines Register, Changes to 'sunshine' law debated, April 1, 2009

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