Articles Tagged: Iowa Attorney General

Brenna Bird is Iowa’s first Republican attorney general since 1979. She brings a heavy focus on crime and victim services, as well as making good on promises to sue the Biden administration.

The lawsuit, filed in Iowa County, asks a judge to grant a temporary and permanent injunction to force C6-Zero and owner Howard Brand III to comply with a Dec. 15 emergency order from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, identify all chemicals at the site and allow the DNR access to the facility.

Bird, who defeated Democrat Tom Miller in November, is the first Republican to hold the office since 1979.

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.

The State of Iowa on Monday agreed to pay $2 million to settle a “wrongful death” claim with the family of an Iowa State University student who died last year in a Crew Club accident after the group “failed to follow critical health and safety procedures.”

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.

$20M in federal pandemic funds will help build 91 homes

Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to resolve opioids lawsuits brought on by more than a dozen state attorneys general, officials announced Tuesday.

Spelling out its contention with a $12.8 million jury verdict awarded to a contractor on its Stead Family Children’s Hospital, the state – on behalf of the University of Iowa and Board of Regents – is accusing jurors of leveling “excessive” damages and of being “influenced by passion or prejudice.”

So what comes next from state government and Iowa’s congressional delegation?

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.

See what choices are on the ballot for Iowans in this midterm election. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Voters should note that closing time is an hour earlier than in previous general elections. Find your polling location at voterready.iowa.gov