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Special interests drive Iowa education reforms
By Tushar Rae | Iowa Watchdog contributor
DES MOINES – Good intentions aren’t the only driving force behind Iowa’s education reform efforts.
State education agencies, special interest groups and for-profit education companies have spent thousands in 2012 and 2013 to hire lobbyists and pad the pockets of lawmakers who sit on key committees.
Read More →Lawmakers’ families bring home big perks
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Family members and close friends of Iowa‘s Congressional Delegation benefit from their relative’s position, whether it be through securing special one-time funding for an alma mater or hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay a lawmaker’s son for working on his campaign, a review federal records shows.
Take [...]
Court orders Des Moines board to turn over closed-session tape
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
A Polk County judge Friday agreed to review the tape of a closed-door meeting held by the Des Moines School Board in regards to former Superintendent Nancy Sebring’s controversial departure.
Graham Gillette, a former school board member, brought a lawsuit against the district last year requesting that a judge review the [...]
Iowa lawmakers stall on measure to track welfare spending
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – A bill to limit the use of Iowa welfare dollars at strip clubs, bars and casinos stalled Wednesday when members of the Iowa House approved an amended version they then returned to the Iowa Senate.
With the Legislative session winding down, House members spent more than four hours debating [...]
Weak transparency laws leave Iowans in the dark
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES — When it comes to transparency in government, Iowa agencies face few consequences if they break the state’s open records and meetings laws, some state officials say.
Under state law, the only way for Iowans to remedy potential violations is to take taxpayer-funded agencies to court, which is a slow [...]
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IowaWatchdog
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IowaWatchdog
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
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on May 17, 2013 at 9:25pm
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on May 17, 2013 at 7:30pm
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