Public notice is transparency. Less transparency inevitably leads to distrust and trouble. In my world, this year’s public ...

I am writing to express my concerns for H.B. 633 and Senate Bills 803, 804 and 805. These bills deal with public notices. I can tell you firsthand that public notices are important. I am fighting ...

Some state lawmakers seem to think they have come up with a way to modernize how local governing bodies get the word out about their meetings, pending actions, tax increases, new ordinances and other ...

Susan Patterson Plank is executive director of the Iowa Newspaper Association, which represents 241 newspapers in all 99 counties. Some members of the Iowa Senate do not think that public notices ...