State agency falsely claimed to have complied with public-records request
After taking one month to respond to a request for documents, Iowa Workforce Development recently turned over what it falsely claimed were all of the requested records. (Photo illustration by Clark Kauffman/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
After taking one month to respond to a request for public documents, Iowa Workforce Development recently turned over what it falsely claimed were all of the requested records.
As part of that same process, the state agency mistakenly disclosed the personal tax returns of a Des Moines couple that runs an art studio.
The agency’s initial disclosure of 13 pages of exhibits in an unemployment case represents less than 4% of the requested documents. IWD turned over the documents in full Wednesday after the Iowa Capital Dispatch questioned the agency’s compliance with the state Open Records Law.