The public deserves to know the outcome of complaints against police. (Photo courtesy of ACLU of Minnesota) The actions of journalists and police officers were in the spotlight last week in a Des Moines courtroom. The scrutiny came at the trial of Andrea Sahouri, a Des Moines Register reporter. She was arrested while covering a chaotic protest last May 31, six days after George … [Read more...] about Iowa should stop keeping police discipline secret
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Policing bill, without a racial-profiling ban, moves through Iowa Senate
Des Moines police line a guard rail blocking access to the front of the Des Moines Police Department after two nights of protests at the spot in May 2020. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) A version of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ controversial “Back the Blue” bill is moving through the Senate, but the ban on racial profiling that was part of the initial proposal is now … [Read more...] about Policing bill, without a racial-profiling ban, moves through Iowa Senate