Branstad signs bill creating the Iowa Public Information Board

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Governor Branstad has signed a bill into law that creates a new state agency to investigate complaints about city and county governments that fail to comply with Iowa's so-called "sunshine" law.

The new agency will be called the Iowa Public Information Board.

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Branstad signs bill creating the Iowa Public Information Board - KWWL.com

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