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“It’s something we need to do,” said Rep. Brent Siegrist, R-Council Bluffs. “I was disappointed it got messed up at the end.”

Governor Kim Reynolds vetoed a bill aiming to increase transparency at public meetings.

Laura Belin: A poorly-worded bill on open meetings illustrated broader problems with how the GOP-controlled House and Senate do business.

Iowa Public Information Board writes Gov. Kim Reynolds about concerns

A bill adopted by the Iowa Legislature this year that is meant to more harshly penalize open meetings violations might also enable city councils, school boards and others to deliberate

Sen. Scott Webster recounts wins and losses of the 2024 legislative session.

In 2022, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds eliminated the open enrollment deadline — now, it’s likely coming back. Quad-Cities superintendents commend this move, citing budget planning and staffing logistics.

The Legislature took an important step last week in voting to toughen penalties for state and local officials who violate a key government transparency tool, Iowa’s open meetings law. Unfortunately, lawmakers’ actions may not be enough to reverse the love for secrecy that too many government boar

The Quad-City Times Editorial Board points to examples of progress coming from the Iowa legislative session, including a transparency bill responding to city issues in Davenport that increases penalties for violating open meetings laws.