State panel tables open-records complaints against public health agency
By: Clark Kauffman - July 15, 2021 7:48 pm
The Iowa Public Information Board voted Thursday to delay any action on public-records complaints involving the Iowa Department of Public Health while the department crafts a new policy on responding to information requests. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Iowa Attorney General)
Editor’s note: Reporter Clark Kauffman was covering the Iowa Public Information Board meeting when he was unexpectedly asked to speak to a complaint he filed on behalf of Iowa Capital Dispatch. This article includes an edited version of some of his comments to the board, in italics, that are provided for transparency and clarity.