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Saying not much progress has been made to regain ramadi. Afghanistans Defense Ministry says a taliban assault on an airport in the southern afghan city of kandahar has killed 37 people, including Security Forces and civilians. A Ministry Statement says nine attackers have been killed in the assault, which began yesterday. One attacker is said to be still battling Security Forces. The taliban said 150 soldiers hahabeen killed, but theres no official confirmation and taliban claims are often exagg...

His department is dealing with a miliary veteran who has filed hundreds of information requests with the city.

A Navy veteran who says he has PTSD is the man responsible for triggering proposed new restrictions on Iowans’ access to government documents.

At a meeting of the Iowa Public Information Board, members discussed a proposal to consider asking for a state law that would allow governments to label certain individuals “vexatious” requesters.

A Navy veteran who says he has PTSD is the man largely responsible for proposed new restrictions on public access to government documents.

Iowa Public Information Board members disagree over how to deal with people who allegedly use public records requests in a harassing way.

The Iowa Public Information Board opted against advancing the proposal at its meeting Thursday, but plans to continue researching and discussing the topic.

"Its just disturbing to me that people cant use their words and dont feel comfortable enough to just talk to us," one board member said Thursday.

A group of Iowa lawmakers and criminal justice system professionals met Monday to study how prosecutors share information about police officers whose credibility is in question. The committee discussed concerns about inconsistencies across the state that could infringe on the due process rights of Iowans accused of crimes and officers involved in their cases.

The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Prosecutors dropped a misconduct charge against a Des Moines police officer accused of interfering with an investigation into a fellow officer who is his girlfriend, saying Wednesday that the evidence showed he didn’t commit a crime. Des Moines Police Officer Rodney Briggs had been charged with non-felonious misconduct in office and placed on administrative leave in February. A criminal complaint alleged that he used his police identification to try to obta...