Branstad’s Public Records Move a Good Start, Transparency Advocates Agree

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By: Jason Clayworth | Des Moines Register

A move to post details of open records requests made to the governor’s office on a state Website is an act of transparency that will likely help quash criticism that the governor has attempted to shield himself from public scrutiny, a records advocate said Monday.


“If the goal is for as much transparency as possible in government, it’s hard to argue that this is a bad thing,” said Kathleen Richardson of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council.































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