The past couple of years have been challenging for Iowa’s 327 public school districts.
Parents have become very engaged with their schools — and enraged, too, at times. This has
STEPHEN BERRY FREE PRESS CHAMPIONS
(For current journalist or journalism educator)
2021: Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
2020: No awards due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019: Carol Hunter, Des Moines
IowaWatch honored an outstanding investigative journalist and a former public health spokesperson, both judged to be advocates for open and transparent government, during the Virtual Storytelling Event on Friday, Nov.
Several times a week, someone contacts me because they had difficulty learning about a government meeting or ran into obstacles trying to get government records.
These calls and emails to
The 2021 session of the Iowa Legislature will end in a few weeks, and one big issue moving toward a final vote would make charter schools easier to create as
There are some high-minded legal principles written into Iowa laws and rulings by our state’s Supreme Court.
But in recent weeks, one of those sound principles has run
The decision last week to cancel the Iowa State Fair was a reminder of the seriousness of coronavirus and the consequences of many people’s anxiety about returning to activities
There have been plenty of examples that raise questions whether government boards in Iowa truly understand they work for the people, not for government officials and employees --- and that they are supposed to be looking out for the best interests of taxpayers.
The grade might stun you — Iowa receiving a D-plus for government transparency from the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity Monday morning, Nov. 9, in a government transparency
