News Releases - 2024 Archive - Page 2

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 14-state coalition in a brief defending Arkansas’s law preventing indoctrination in K-12 schools. In May, a federal court partially blocked an Arkansas law that bans indoctrination in schools. The law does not prevent teachers from instructing on any ideas or theories,...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today discussed the office’s cold case unit’s partnership with local law enforcement to investigate Iowa’s more than 400 unsolved murders. The announcement was made in a press conference at the Cedar Rapids Police Department in Linn County. Speakers at the press conference also included:...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that the law she championed to combat human trafficking officially takes effect today, July 1. The law heightens penalties for human traffickers and ensures victims receive the support they need. “Human trafficking is a heinous crime that can happen anywhere, including in...