Articles Tagged: Iowa Attorney General

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has appealed a recent district court decision that would allow certain voting materials to be printed in languages other than English.

Two Franklin County officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Hampton man who was wielding a pellet gun will not be charged, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office determined Monday.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is likely to provide funding for emergency contraception for victims of sexual assault and rape as a state reimbursement program remains in limbo.

The additional payments will be used to pay down state debt to bondholders.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has appointed a former top lawyer at the Texas attorney general’s office, who has led several lawsuits against the Biden administration, to be her new chief deputy.

Johnson County officials may follow Polk County’s lead in providing funding for emergency contraception and crisis services for victims of sexual assault and rape after the Iowa Attorney General’s Office halted - at least for now -- covering those expenses.

Also, presidential straw poll returns to Iowa State Fair

Iowa has joined other state attorneys general as part of an investigation into the social media company TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird in April paused the AG office’s practice of using a state victims compensation fund to pay for rape victims’ abortions, pausing payments to dozens of rape survivors

Iowa will receive more than $1 million from a nationwide settlement with the maker of the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone.

Also: State announces local sites for its free summer food assistance program for low-income students.

Advocate says disparity is a product of racial bias

Iowa will spend $150,000 to pilot a program aimed at decreasing emergency response times in rural areas.

Iowa attorneys would get paid more to represent indigent defendants to address a severe shortage that’s led to grueling caseloads.

Payment for nearly 70 sexual assault survivors’ emergency contraception is on hold as Iowa’s Republican Attorney General reviews use of funds.