Foundation at University of Iowa refuses request for records
Source: desmoinesregist Posted By: Anna C...4567 days ago
The University of Iowa Foundation says its emails and expense records are not subject to disclosure under the state’s open-records law, a position that appears to conflict with a 2005 Iowa Supreme Court ruling.
The foundation, which maintains $1.1 billion in assets to benefit the university, has rejected The Des Moines Register’s request for emails between its staff and university officials, saying it does “not plan on directly responding†to the request.
Spokesman Forrest Meyer said the foundation....