(Des Moines, IA) — Lawyers for Governor Kim Reynolds said the Iowa open-records law isn’t considered a “well-recognized public policy.” That means it doesn’t provide job protections to state employees who fulfill public information requests. The state is asking a judge to dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by the former communications director for the Iowa Department of Public Health, Polly Carver-Kimm. She says she was forced to resign last year because she released records and data about COVID-19 – even the governor’s office wanted the free flow of information about the state’s pandemic response to be stifled
Governor’s Lawyers Say Iowa Open-Records Law Isn’t Well-Recognized Public Policy
By Tom Robinson
Aug 2, 2021 | 6:51 AM
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