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Transparency Task Force Fields Complaints About Iowa Regent Rastetter: Daily Iowan Reader, May 1
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The state Board of Regents Transparency Task Force held its second of four public forums Wednesday for community members to speak on transparency issues, but a local organization chose to rehash recent ethical complaints.
Members from the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and other locals voiced strong opinions about Regent Bruce Rastetter regarding controversies around the regents’ president pro tem.
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“I’ve been pretty unhappy and disappointed with some of the appointments to the Board of Regents,” local resident Jaime Kearney said. “If Bruce Rastetter continues to remain on the Board of Regents, I think the message we would be giving to the public would be clear — if you have a lot of money and power, you can do whatever you want.”
Four of the Citizens for Community Improvement members brought up previous issues with Rastetter, referring to what they consider to be a less-than-ideal ethical track record.
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