DES MOINES, Iowa (CN) — The Iowa Office of the Governor and the state’s largest newspaper asked an Iowa state judge on Friday to decide if the office can claim executive privilege to keep four emails exchanged by staffers from being released.
The Des Moines Register attempted in February 2025 to obtain emails surrounding an appearance by Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds before a House panel, along with other governors, testifying on states’ efforts paralleling those of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency.
In the Friday hearing over motions for summary judgment, Iowa Assistant Attorney General Chad D. Brakhahn said the Iowa Supreme Court recently recognized a legislative privilege for members of the Iowa General Assembly under the Iowa’s Constitution’s separation of powers. The same principle applies to the governor, he said.
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