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Attorney General Bird Shuts Down Biden Climate Mandate on Businesses
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a victory against the Biden Administration’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) mandate that forces business to track and report greenhouse gas emissions. -
Attorney General Bird to Lead Nationwide Lawsuit Against Biden Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Mandate
Court chose Iowa to lead the nationwide lawsuit against Biden’s latest green scheme. -
Attorney General Bird Challenges TikTok to Protect Kids
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed to change TikTok’s app store age rating to protect kids while the office’s lawsuit continues. -
Attorney General Bird Leads 16-State Coalition Demanding YouTube Remove Misleading Labels on Abortion Pill Videos
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 16-state coalition in a letter demanding YouTube remove dangerous and misleading information labels attached to videos discussing chemical abortion pills. The label contains inaccurate information that jeopardizes women’s health. -
Attorney General Bird Statement on Ruling to Uphold Iowa Law Banning School Mask Mandates
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement applauding a federal court’s ruling to uphold Iowa’s law banning school mask mandates. -
Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Top Ten Consumer Complaints of 2023
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced the top ten consumer complaints received by the Attorney General’s office in 2023. -
Attorney General Bird Leads 26-State Coalition Urging Congress to Defund U.N. Agency that Employed Terrorists
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson led a 26-state coalition in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership , calling for them to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (“UNRWA”) for ties to terrorism. -
Attorney General Bird Secures $350 Million Settlement from Publicis Health for Contributions to Opioid Crisis
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a bipartisan coalition of 53 attorneys general in announcing a $350 million settlement with Publicis Health. Iowa will receive more than $2.5 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis. -
Attorney General Bird Sues TikTok for Misleading Parents
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sued TikTok for deceiving Iowans, particularly parents, by lying about children’s widespread access to inappropriate content on its social-media app. -
Attorney General Bird Response to Shooting at Perry High School
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement in response to this morning's shooting at Perry High School. -
Attorney General Bird Response to Court Ruling on Law to Prohibit Inappropriate Books in Schools
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement in response to a federal court ruling on an Iowa law to prohibit inappropriate books in K-6 schools. -
Attorney General Bird Announces Safe Driving Tips for Celebrating New Year’s Eve
As Iowans prepare to ring in the New Year, Attorney General Brenna Bird reminds everyone to celebrate safely and not drive impaired. -
Attorney General Bird Leads 26-State Coalition Urging Continuation of Dakota Access
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 26-state coalition in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging the Corps to allow oil and gas to flow through the Dakota Access that has safely operated from North Dakota to Illinois for over six years. -
Attorney General Bird Leads Coalition Demanding Biden Administration Drop Rule that Violates the Second Amendment
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen co-led a coalition of 26 states and the Arizona State Legislature in a letter calling on the Biden Administration's Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, and Tobacco (“ATF”) to drop a proposed rule that violates the Second Amendment. -
Attorney General Bird Calls on Media Outlets to Stop Paying Journalists tied to Terrorist Organizations
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of 14 states in a letter demanding that big news media make sure that they are not paying journalists with ties to terrorist organizations like Hamas. -
Attorney General Bird Announces Top Five Tips for Avoiding Online Shopping Scams
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced her top five tips for avoiding online shopping scams. -
Ads: America's AGs use 'slush fund' to meet in foreign country, make investments with state money
DES MOINES (Legal Newsline) - An ad campaign launched statewide in Iowa targets Attorney General Tom Miller and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), which he leads, for siphoning settlement money from consumer fraud lawsuits into what critics are calling a NAAG “slush fund.” -
Investments made by state AGs with settlement money may violate state laws
The former Treasurer of Ohio added his voice to critics calling upon the National Association of Attorneys General to explain why it is holding some $280 million its members obtained in settlements with corporate defendants, saying the money is being handled in ways that might violate state laws and regulations. -
Whose $280M is it anyway? AGs say their national group should return it to states
A dozen state attorneys general have called upon their national organization to return some $280 million obtained in corporate settlements back to the states, saying it is a “key part of any NAAG reform.” -
AG Miller appointment calendar underscores criticism that he’s 'phoning it in' at work
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - One of Brenna Bird’s recurring messages in her campaign as a Republican candidate for Attorney General is that incumbent Democrat Tom Miller, after 44 years as the state’s chief prosecutor, is simply going through the motions at the office.