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Miller supports bills to improve consumer protections 

DES MOINES — For the second year in a row, auto-related problems topped all categories of complaints reported to the Iowa Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division in 2019.  

Bipartisan group opposes OCC proposal

DES MOINES -- Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined a bipartisan group of attorneys general in opposing a proposal by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to exempt payday and other high-cost lenders from state usury laws.

Agreement will ensure donors have adequate disclosures

DES  MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined a group of 23 state charities regulators to reach an agreement with PayPal Charitable Giving Fund, Inc. to ensure donors receive adequate information and disclosures when making charitable contributions through the company’s online fundraising platform.

Veteran attorney will replace Schuling, who retires after nine years as consumer advocate 

DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has appointed Jennifer Easler as consumer advocate for regulated utility issues.  

‘It’s a great job, using the law to serve the interests of ordinary Iowans’ 

DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller will become the longest-serving attorney general in U.S. history on Saturday, Jan. 11. 

Fire was observed smoldering for nearly a month in 2017, state alleged  

DES MOINES — A Belle Plaine man has agreed to pay the state $35,000 for illegally burning trailer homes containing asbestos and to refrain from further environmental violations. 

Ruling in Texas v. U.S. could harm Americans’ health, states argue 

DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined a coalition of 20 states and Washington, D.C., in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. 

Consumers were deceptively charged monthly fee, attorney general alleges 

DES MOINES — All Iowans who purchased the “Miracle Scraper” ice scraper — including many of whom were unknowingly enrolled in an auto membership club — will receive complete refunds under a settlement reached with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. 

Reynolds will also lead Iowa County Attorneys Association 

DES MOINES — Attorney General Tom Miller appointed Story County Attorney Jessica A. Reynolds to serve as Iowa’s Prosecuting Attorneys Training Coordinator, who also serves as the executive director of the Iowa County Attorneys Association. 

'His legacy is larger than any particular ruling'

Attorney General Tom Miller issued this statement regarding the Nov. 15 death of Iowa Chief Justice Mark Cady: