Iowa governor sues the Des Moines Register to stop request of emails she claims are protected
- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds initiated legal action against the Des Moines Register on April 25 in Polk County.
- This action followed the newspaper's request for emails under Iowa's public records law.
- Her office withheld four emails, claiming executive privilege applied.
- Spokesman Mason Mauro stated governors need "candid advice from their closest advisors."
- The ACLU of Iowa filed a separate lawsuit against Reynolds regarding other records.
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Reynolds sues Des Moines Register to keep staffers’ emails confidential
Gov. Kim Reynolds has filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register that seeks to keep confidential some of the written communications among her senior advisors. In court papers filed Friday by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Reynolds asks for…
Iowa governor sues Des Moines Register to stop request of emails she claims are protected
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday sued the Des Moines Register over the newspaper's open records request, asking the court to validate her office's withholding of certain emails she claims are protected.

Iowa governor sues the Des Moines Register to stop request of emails she claims are protected
Iowa’s governor is suing the Des Moines Register over the newspaper’s open records request. Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking the court to validate her office’s withholding of certain emails she claims are protected.
Governor cites executive privilege in lawsuit over newspaper's records request - Radio Iowa
Governor Kim Reynolds is suing the Des Moines Register over the paper’s public records request for email conversations among the governor’s staff and a West Des Moines city councilwoman who is president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services in Iowa who is named in the lawsuit. Reynolds said her lawsuit is a move to protect […]
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