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Open records scuffle continues between Culver, Register

By Jason Hancock 9/4/09

A consultant’s report on the conditions at a state-run home for the disabled that was the site of several unexpected deaths has become the latest battle in an open-records war between Gov. Chet Culver and the state’s largest newspaper.

Transparency key to success of I-JOBS, says Culver adviser

By Jason Hancock 6/3/09

The success or failure of Gov. Chet Culver’s $830 million I-JOBS program will be determined, in part, by how open the process is to the public, according to one of the governor’s key advisers.

Culver, newspaper clash over open records

By Jason Hancock 3/16/09

Gov. Chet Culver is once again sparring with the media over open records laws.
The governor has told the Des Moines Register it will be charged $630 for a state lawyer to determine whether e-mails relating to the Atalissa scandal can legally be kept confidential.

Culver, Register continue to wrangle over open records law

By Jason Hancock 1/8/09

Gov. Chet Culver has once again refused a request by The Des Moines Register to turn over documents, this time e-mails surrounding the governor’s response to the unexpected death of a resident at a state-run home for the disabled.
Culver’s office is calling the e-mails “draft documents,” which it says aren’t required to be disclosed under [...]

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