Iowa House votes to increase penalties, training for open records, meetings laws

By: Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capitol Dispatch, March 24, 2025

The Iowa House passed legislation Monday to increase training for local officials on open meetings and information laws and raising penalties for violations. 

“We need to hold our mayor and city council accountable,” Gosa said. They do have some things to answer for, and we’ve been dealing with this for a long time.”