New post by Randy Evans: Des Moines' costly badge of secrecy
"City leaders in Des Moines are making it difficult to understand why they selected the current police chief, considering how they have imposed a code of silence about their recent $975,000 payout to one of the candidates who did not get the job."

https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/03/27/des-moines-costly-badge-of-secrecy/