Articles Tagged: Iowa Attorney General

The measure, which Gov. Kim Reynolds called for in her annual Condition of the State address in January, sailed through the Legislature with unanimous support in February.

Rules meant to carry out a blocked Iowa law banning abortions early in pregnancy will move forward, while later this week the Iowa Supreme Court will consider a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the state ban.

Also, Iowa attorney general celebrates stay of climate rule

Politics reporters from across the state recap this week in Iowa politics

State auditor condemns AG for using unfinished audit to justify halting payments

Also, House passes penalties for ‘grooming’ by teachers

In Iowa, there were nearly 13,000 fraud reports in 2023 that resulted in financial losses of $42.6 million.

Immigrant workers and Catholic charities worry a package of bills being advanced by Iowa Republican lawmakers would criminalize and could lead to the closure of faith-based migrant shelters and civic engagement organizations to house or transport asylum-seekers.

Also in the Capitol Notebook: Democrats ask for investigation into purchase of Iowa fertilizer plant.

Also, bill would require teaching about patriotic holidays

“It’s vital that we ensure that every dime of these settlement funds goes to help curb this deadly epidemic,” the Marion representative says.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, at an anti-abortion rally Monday, reaffirmed their commitment to defend Iowa’s halted law that bans abortions early in pregnancy.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sued the popular social media app TikTok on Wednesday, alleging the app is "misleading parents" by hosting sexual content and profanity while maintaining a "12+" rating on Apple's App Store.

Brenna Bird argues law passed last year ‘is clear’

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether the purchase of nearly 80 acres of Linn County farmland slated to be part of a solar project near Coggon violates state law prohibiting foreign ownership of agricultural land.