Newly disclosed data identifies the privately run nursing homes in Iowa that have had the most infections among residents and staff, the most outbreaks, and those that have spent much of the past year in outbreak status. (Photo by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Newly disclosed COVID-19 data shows the state of Iowa has retroactively reduced the number of nursing … [Read more...] about State discloses long-withheld data showing it miscalculated nursing home infections
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State withholds nursing home outbreak data while asking that open-records complaint be dismissed
In response to a formal open-records complaint, the Iowa Department of Public Health is continuing to withhold data regarding COVID-19 outbreaks in Iowa nursing homes. (Photo by Clark Kauffman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) In response to a formal open-records complaint, the Iowa Department of Public Health is continuing to withhold data regarding COVID-19 outbreaks in Iowa nursing … [Read more...] about State withholds nursing home outbreak data while asking that open-records complaint be dismissed
Iowa Capital Dispatch files second complaint over access to COVID-19 data
A portion of a heavily redacted document related to the state's tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa care facilities. (Document courtesy of the Iowa Department of Public Health) The Iowa Capital Dispatch has filed its second complaint this month with the Iowa Public Information Board, alleging state officials are withholding additional data related to COVID-19. In March 5, the Capital … [Read more...] about Iowa Capital Dispatch files second complaint over access to COVID-19 data
Governments delay access to public records during pandemic
March 14, 2021 9:34 am LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A year after the first coronavirus shutdowns, public records have become harder to get in many U.S. states and cities. Governors, legislatures and local officials have suspended or ignored laws that set deadlines to respond to records requests. Many officials have cited obstacles for staff members who work from home or who are … [Read more...] about Governments delay access to public records during pandemic
Iowa cop: After excessive-force probe, I resigned to ‘save my career’ in policing
A former Iowa police officer says he quit his job after an excessive-force investigation so he save his career in law enforcement. (Photo via Commonwealth of Massachusetts) A former Shenandoah police officer says that in an effort to land a job with another police agency, he quit his job last summer amid an excessive-force investigation related to his conduct. City officials … [Read more...] about Iowa cop: After excessive-force probe, I resigned to ‘save my career’ in policing