we created the iowa public information board to give the public a resource when seeking information from local and state government. i'm pleased to report that the iowa public information board has responded to 643 cases in the last fiscal year. more and more, the inquiries are not complaints, but rather questions from policy makers about how they can be more transparent. the iowa public information board is making every layer of government more open. this year, i'm recommending that iowa establish a government accountability portal -- a one-stop-shop for citizens seeking information. the portal, housed within the public information board, will field requests and respond within one business day. as state employees, we are here to serve the taxpayers. iowa can do more to improve government transparency. for many years, the people of iowa, who fund state government, have been kept in the dark on personnel decisions because of a loophole in iowa's open records law. i was pleased last year when the house of representatives passed bipartisan legislation that would shine light on these personn

they created the iowa public information board to give the public a resource when seeking informationom local and state government. i am pleased to report the iowa public information board has responded to 643 cases in the past fiscal year. the inquiries are not complaints but questions for policymakers about how they could be more transparent. the iowa iowa public information board is making every layer of the more open this year i am recommending that iowa establish a government accountability portal, one-stop shop for citizens seeking information the portal houses in the public information board will field requests and respond within one business day. as state employees we are here to serve the taxpayers. we can do more to improve transparency. for many years the people of iowa and fun state government have been kept in the dark on personal decisions because of a loophole a loophole in iowa's open records law. legislation that would shine light on his personal files. only government employees being paid by taxpayers should not be hidden in the shadows. together in the best interest