Press-Citizen.com, May 4, 2012 "The nine-member Iowa Public Information Board created by a law Gov. Terry Branstad signed Thursday is not the perfect solution for making government in Iowa more transparent. But it is the right solution at this point in time because of the board's ability to enforce open meetings and open records laws on behalf of citizens who otherwise could not afford to challenge local government secrecy..."
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(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). As developed by the Web Design Workgroup, Iowa Department of Administrative Services, March 13, 2012. "The purpose of the State of Iowa Web Design Standard is to:
- Reinforce Iowa.gov identity and make it clear to users they are on an Iowa Executive Branch site;
- Provide consistency and continuity in website appearance
- Improve the quality, usability and accessibility of State web sites and services for the public;
- Ensure that critical state links appear on all agency sites;
- Integrate agency sites, web applications and the portal, to support the "one government" approach and move away from bureaucratic separation of information;
- Increase efficiency of website development and management by agencies..."
Added: 27 March 2012;Page views: 23Rating: 0Votes: 0
Oskaloosa News, March 23, 2012. "State government Web sites will now all have a common look and feel, similar navigation, and serve Iowans from a citizen-centric viewpoint..."
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Connected Nation, Press Release, Tuesday, September 28, 2010. "Des Moines, IA – Iowa will expand its efforts to improve high-speed Internet service across the state with the help of a new federal grant of $3.5 million. On Monday, Connect Iowa was awarded the Recovery Act funds as part of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) State Broadband Data and Development (SBDD) grant program. Connect Iowa is working closely with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) and Iowa Broadband Deployment Governance Board (IBDGB) to facilitate more broadband availability and use in Iowa..."
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Government Technology, March 30, 2007. "Iowa Land Records (CLRIS), a county land records information system operated by the Iowa County Recorders Association, announced the successful integration of the Ingeo Electronic Document Recording System with the statewide portal that will enable submission of electronic real estate documents in all Iowa counties..."
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Government Technology, August 25, 2006. "Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver, who serves as the state's Commissioner of Elections, announced that Iowa's active-duty service men and women serving overseas will now have greater access to absentee voting. A new initiative will allow overseas soldiers to request, receive and return absentee ballots via e-mail..."
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