Articles Tagged: Tom Miller

Turek, a former Paralympic athlete, is one of five Democrats seeking the party’s nomination in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election.

Victim advocates are urging Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to continue allowing the state’s victim compensation funds to cover contraception and abortion care for rape victims, noting a majority of those served by the fund are juvenile victims of sexual abuse.

The longest-serving state attorney general in U.S. history is winding down his final term after losing his reelection after four decades in office.

Capitol Notebook: The nation’s largest e-cigarette maker, JUUL Labs Inc., will revamp its advertising and retail practices in Iowa, and pay $5 million over a four-year period as part of a new settlement.

The nation’s largest Medicaid insurer will pay $44.4 million as part of a settlement to resolve claims it fraudulently overbilled Iowa’s Medicaid program.

Monday’s agreement with CVS and Walgreens brings the total national amount of opioid settlements based to more than $50 billion. Iowa will receive a total of about $320 million over the course of 18 years, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office said.

Libertarian candidate for governor Rick Stewart and his running mate earned 2.4 percent of the vote Nov. 8 in the governor’s race, exceeding the 2 percent minimum required by state law to qualify as an official political party.

Opioid deaths are on the rise in Iowa: In 2021, 258 Iowans died of opioid overdoses, a 21.2 percent increase from the previous year.

Also, Terrace Hill gets ready for Christmas

Republicans ousted two 40-year Democratic incumbents and could have a clean sweep of statewide offices following a midterm election where the GOP further solidified its control over state government.

Trump endorses Brenna Bird for attorney general

“The best is yet to come” is the title for the final ad in Republican incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2022 re-election campaign.

Latest Iowa Poll shows longtime Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller leading Republican challenger Brenna Bird by double digits. And, Liz Mathis goes after Ashley Hinson over abortion ban in new ad.

New ads from Brenna Bird for attorney general, and new ads and ratings change in the 2nd Congressional District.

After nearly 40 years as the chief legal official in Iowa, Democrat Tom Miller is in what may be the most competitive election of his career as he faces a challenge from Republican Brenna Bird.