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Iowa gets C+ in State Accountibility Project
Iowa’s public records law, in the words of former Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter Steven R. Reed, “is robust in appearance.” In substance, however, that’s not the case. The Iowa code carries 65...
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Integrity Report Recognized as Finalist for National Investigative Reporting...
The State Integrity Investigation, a national investigation last year by news organizations that included IowaWatch and The Gazette of Cedar Rapids into how open government is in all 50 states, was one...
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Only three states score higher than D+ in State Integrity Investigation; 11...
In November 2014, Arkansas voters approved a ballot measure that, among other reforms, barred the state’s elected officials from accepting lobbyists’ gifts. But that hasn’t stopped influence peddlers...
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State government is playing an increasingly important role in American politics and policy, with both the general public and, apparently, the lobbying industry, looking more and more to the states for...
View ArticleDatabase: Lobbying Function Reports – 2015
Read the Story: Iowa Flunks Integrity Test When Keeping Tabs On Special Interests Iowa’s practices to ensure transparency in lobbying earned an F in a recently released State Integrity Investigation by...
View ArticleIowaWatch Connection: Government Transparency
A new Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity survey on state government transparency and accountability is out, and Iowa did not fare well in the State Integrity Investigation. Iowa earned a...
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Iowa’s Judicial Branch Flunks Transparency Survey Despite Landmark Reports...
Lauren Mills/IowaWatchIowa Supreme Court building in Des Moines. Iowa’s Judicial Branch flunked a recent transparency and accountability study because of barriers to public access to information, a...
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