News Releases - 2023 Archive - Page 2

DES MOINES— Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a 20-state coalition in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas calling for the removal of foreign student visa holders who have shown support for foreign terrorist organizations. Since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks...

DES MOINES— Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 23-state coalition supporting a California mother after her school district hid her daughter’s gender transition from her, clearly violating her parental rights. Aurora Regino, a California mother, sued the Chico Unified School District for violating her constitutional rights when district officials...

DES MOINES— Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird took action to defend the State’s Heartbeat Law in the Iowa Supreme Court, which protects unborn life once a doctor can detect a baby’s heartbeat. In July, Governor Kim Reynolds called a special session to pass the Heartbeat Law and defend unborn life...

DES MOINES— Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on Friday led a 19-state coalition in challenging the Biden Administration for illegally allowing California to ban traditional gas or diesel trucks. In June, Attorney General Bird sued the Biden Administration over its scheme that gives California the authority to force most buses, vans,...

DES MOINES— Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a settlement with Summit Software Systems, Inc. and its owner Robert Boligan for their deceptive business practices. The Attorney General’s office alleged that the company used deceptive methods to solicit Iowa homeowners facing foreclosure and failed to provide the services they promised....

DES MOINES— Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced actions the Iowa Attorney General’s Office will be taking to prosecute election misconduct and fraud cases. Under the government reorganization law that Governor Kim Reynolds signed earlier this year, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office was given the responsibility to prosecute cases relating to...

DES MOINES— Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, ending a multistate investigation into Tempoe’s deceptive advertising and leasing practices. Attorney General Bird joined 41 other attorneys general in a multistate investigation that found Tempoe deceived Americans into signing leases for goods instead of installment plans...

DES MOINES— Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a 27-state coalition of Attorneys General in demanding that the Biden Administration fix its catch-and-release policies to stop the mass release of illegal aliens into the U.S. and secure the southern border. Since taking office, the Biden Administration has released millions of illegal...

DES MOINES— Thursday, the Biden Administration’s EPA announced its withdrawal of a burdensome cybersecurity mandate that Attorney General Bird challenged in a lawsuit in March 2023. This mandate would have significantly raised water prices for Iowans in small and rural public water systems. Iowa joined the Missouri-led lawsuit, along with...

DES MOINES– Today, Iowa led a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the terrorist attacks levied...