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New Open Government Agency OK'd in Iowa

The Senate approved the bill, Senate File 430, on a 49-0 vote, sending the legislation to Gov. Terry Branstad, who championed the bill as one of his top legislative priorities this year. The agency, which will cost taxpayers $122,500 a year, will help mediate disputes between governments and record seekers, working partly as an enforcer to current law.

The Senate approved the bill, Senate File 430, on a 49-0 vote, sending the legislation to Gov. Terry Branstad, who championed the bill as one of his top legislative priorities this year. The agency, which will cost taxpayers $122,500 a year, will help mediate disputes between governments and record seekers, working partly as an enforcer to current law.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.