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Evans: Some Public Boards Neglecting Their Duty To Taxpayers

By Randy Evans/Stray Thoughts | January 9, 2019

Regrettably, some high-ranking government officials either are not paying attention to how taxpayers’ money is being spent or, more accurately, misspent — or they are taking a cavalier well-it’s-not-my-money attitude, opinion columnist and Iowa Freedom of Information Council executive director Randy Evans writes.

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Government Officials Should Not View The Public As An Annoyance

By Randy Evans/Stray Thoughts | May 2, 2018

My role as executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council has taken me from border to border in our state. The message I’ve preached at each stop is a simple one: Transparency is a fundamental part of good government, and government officials risk undermining their respect and credibility when they try to minimize their accountability to the citizens. Two recent events in Iowa illustrate the soundness of my sermon. Those events show that transparency often turns out to be elusive — especially when officials worry about being embarrassed or about the potential fallout from an informed public. Randy Evans
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Randy Evans is the executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council.

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Investigative Reporting in Iowa

Iowa insurance pool board lands in up-scale, out-of-state spots for meetings

The Iowa Communities Assurance Pool board of directors has made a habit of going to high-grade, out-of-state resorts for meetings,  the Associated Press reports. This link takes you to the wire service's web report.

Source: Associated Press

Trump resort stay in Scotland by Iowa National Guard under investigation

Congress has included a September 2018 stay by about 40 Iowa National Guard members at Donald Trump's Turnberry resort in its investigation of whether or not Trump benefited from sending troops to the resort overnight during a refueling stop.

Source: Des Moines Register

State collective bargaining law affecting U of I Hospitals and Clinics nursing shifts, extra pay

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is having difficulty getting nurses to work beyond their normal work schedules and assignments because the hospital delays payment for that work. The 2017 state law stripping public employee collective bargaining rights is getting a lot of the blame.

Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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