Iowa Freedom of Information Council Primary menu Livestreaming govt meetings should be the norm The following column was written by Randy Evans executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council and was made available to all Iowa newspapers for publication. You dont often hear anyone extol the benefits of the Continue Reading Stonewalling continues at City Hall in Davenport The Iowa Freedom of Information Council has filed a motion to intervene in the City of Davenports recent lawsuit against a retired college professor who has filed numerous public records requests with the city seeking access to documents involving the Continue Reading Judge rejects request to bar media other spectators from trial Woodbury County District Judge Jeffrey Neary rejected a joint motion by attorneys who asked that media and other spectators be barred from his courtroom for the trial of a lawsuit this week that was brought by a former Sioux City Continue Reading Dont forget IFOIC with a taxdeductible donation The end of one year and the beginning of a new year often is a time when many people choose to make taxdeductible donations to organizations whose work they support. We hope you believe the Iowa Freedom of Information Councils Continue Reading Secret government settlements are wrong period The following column by the executive director of the Iowa FOI Council appeared in about a dozen newspapers and news websites across Iowa. By Randy Evans City leaders in Davenport have forgotten that city government Continue Reading Giudicessi becomes Iowa FOI Councils legal adviser Michael Giudicessi a prominent Des Moines attorney and one of the nations recognized First Amendment experts is joining the Iowa Freedom of Information Council as its legal counsel effective January 1 2024.