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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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