Iowa Open Records 
Iowa laws and court cases
Iowa open records statute
Also see this white paper
Open Government Guide to Iowa
Letter Generator
Create open records request that conforms to Iowa requirements
Exemptions
Document types exempted from public access.
Contacts
Iowa Public School Directory
Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
Iowa resident Allen Diercks has received the coveted STOTW award. Read his story, and see what other states have citizens who earned the award, here.
State Salary Database
- the Des Moines Register provides this searchable database for the 2005 fiscal year: Iowa State Salary Database
- the Iowa Legislative Services Agency has compiled this Salary Book through fiscal year 2006.
- To see what other states have salary databases, click here.
Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
(add yours!)
Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Press
Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Iowa.
2008
October 23, 2008: UI sues over public-records law
October 5, 2008: Democrats turn over Republican court files
September 30, 2008: Local TV station files petition asking city for e-mails
September 16, 2008: Index: Probe yielded 3,200 pages of documents
September 16, 2008: Access to your government: A mixed bag
September 11, 2008: District judge denies injunction in county administrator hiring
September 9, 2008: UPDATE: Site with SS numbers essentially shut down
September 4, 2008: Records culled over ID theft fears
September 3, 2008: Recorders' Web site lists Iowans' private ID data
August 25, 2008: Closed session of Des Moines school board troubles critics
August 16, 2008: Governor clamps lid on disaster draft report
August 9, 2008: Judge wants list of papers in U of I sex case
August 2, 2008: All sides heard for UI documents
June 12, 2008: Des Moines police won't give up records in ’96 shooting
June 10, 2008: Iowa ombudsman urges lawmakers to update open records laws
May 28, 2008: Nursing home abuse details reopened to public
May 21, 2008: Press-Citizen files motion in UI sex assault case
May 18, 2008: What once was public now is hidden
May 18, 2008: New policy conceals identities of abusers
May 14, 2008: Legal Showdown Over Animal Control Records
May 12, 2008: Open-records requests cost of doing business
May 11, 2008: Try again on open-government law
May 8, 2008: Fee for records may be reviewed
May 7, 2008: RHT EDITORIAL Open records legislation should come back in 2009
May 7, 2008: 'Sunshine bill' failed to rise
May 6, 2008: Do you know your rights regarding public records?
May 6, 2008: Disclose pay, hospital is told
May 6, 2008: Culver wants lawyers paid to review records
April 30, 2008: Parties point fingers of blame on open government bill failure
April 29, 2008: Open records law changes fails
April 17, 2008: Open-government bill still deserves passage
April 16, 2008: Open records bill in trouble
April 16, 2008: It's the House's turn: Pass open-government bill
April 15, 2008: Senate OKs open records enforcement office
April 15, 2008: 'Sunshine' bill gets Senate's OK
March 30, 2008: Bill could patch hole in law on open meetings
March 27, 2008: Bills let sunshine in
March 26, 2008: Riverdale asks court to clarify records access
March 24, 2008: Open government bill still on track, sponsor says
March 24, 2008: Shine more light?: Fully open meetings, records to the public
March 23, 2008: Other provisions include the good, the bad
March 23, 2008: Sunday's Our View: Let the sun shine
March 19, 2008: Senate gears up for open records debate
March 6, 2008: Open-meetings measure has holes
March 5, 2008: Open records law gets major rewrite
March 3, 2008: Don't grant secrecy for document 'drafts'
March 2, 2008: Stand up for openness, for the people
March 1, 2008: Riverdale settles lawsuit over open meetings law
February 28, 2008: Miller: I'd cede power over records cases
February 27, 2008: Lobbyists put proposed Iowa open meetings changes under scrutiny
February 18, 2008: Make history: Bolster open-government laws
February 13, 2008: Editorial: Giving FOIA more teeth
January 20, 2008: Court order keeps a lid on alleged U of I assault
January 13, 2008: Create agency to enforce laws
January 10, 2008: Panel seeks new agency to enforce open records law
January 9, 2008: County attorney stands in way of public access
January 8, 2008: Lyness: UI responsible for denials
January 7, 2008: Iowa Attorney Blocks Records Request
January 6, 2008: Iowa football: Attorney orders secrecy in U of I assault case
January 4, 2008: Newspaper sues UI in sex assault investigation
2007
December 14, 2007: Our View - UI officials must be open about their response to sexual assault allegations
December 8, 2007: Report: I-74 bridge in 'good shape,' but needs work
December 3, 2007: Maxwell couple, school district feud over records
November 13, 2007: Letting the sun shine on Iowa government
October 18, 2007: Fine tune and enforce open-government laws (Opinion column)
October 18, 2007: Alumni records should be public (Opinion column)
October 8, 2007: Capitol Update - Records are not always as open as the law dictates they should be
September 25, 2007: Disclose details of deals (Opinion column)
September 23, 2007: U of I, Iowa State use student data to sell credit cards
September 21, 2007: Public access committee should roll up sleeves (subscription)
September 17, 2007: Ankeny fire chief's severance 'unusual'
September 12, 2007: Open meetings law there for a reason (Editorial)
September 10, 2007: Panel told to expand public’s access to records
September 7, 2007: Miller is willing to cover open-record cases, but state prosecution of sunshine-law violations would take more money
September 6, 2007: Beef up enforcement of open government (Opinion column)
September 3, 2007: Panel aims to update aging Iowa sunshine guidelines
Iowa open records, meetings laws to be reviewed August 30, 2007
Iowa Student Loan settles suit over document access August 28, 2007
Hospital records request pulled August 20, 2007
Spammers using UI e-mail, phone lists August 11, 2007
Heartland Man Demands Public Records July 30, 2007
Council to review election procedure July 30, 3007
Hospital wants to block release of salaries July 19, 2007
Riverdale faces 3rd lawsuit alleging open government violations July 9, 2007
Keeping public records open July 4, 2007
Iowa Student Loan seeks to keep documents private May 25, 2007
Investigation finds Pacific Junction mayor violated open records law May 23, 2007
FOIA zeal can foul decision-making An argument for keeping records private. Des Moines Business Record, May 19, 2007
Ruling reversed on doctor records Des Moines Register, May 10, 2007
Doctor disciplinary action should be made public AP article as published in the Quad-Cities Online, May 9, 2007
Openness questions surrounding UI presidential search By O.Kay Henderson at Radio Iowa, May 8, 2007
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