News Releases - 2024 Archive - Page 15

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 19-state coalition in urging the United States Supreme Court to support law enforcement in Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio. In 2016, Jascha Chiaverini bought stolen jewelry from a thief to sell in his store. When law enforcement asked him to return...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a nine-state coalition in a lawsuit challenging the Biden Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rule that mandates businesses report their greenhouse gas emissions. This is the second major state-led lawsuit against the SEC mandate, after 10 states filed in the Eleventh Circuit Court...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a bipartisan coalition of 41-States in a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc., urging immediate action to address the rise in user account takeovers and lockouts on the company’s platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has seen a...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a 24-state lawsuit she joined against the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to block a devastating new air emissions mandate that raises costs on Iowa manufacturers, utilities, and families. The United States already has some of the strictest air quality standards...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 16-state coalition in a letter demanding YouTube remove dangerous and misleading information labels attached to videos discussing chemical abortion pills. The label contains inaccurate information that jeopardizes women’s health. An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, Food & Drug Administration v. Alliance for...

DES MOINES—Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced tips for avoiding tax or IRS scams during the 2024 tax filing season. Common tax scams include: Email Phishing Scams: Email messages claiming to be someone from the IRS, Treasury Department, or a tax preparer requesting personal or financial information. Phone/Imposter Scams: Calls or text...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement today applauding a federal court’s ruling to uphold Iowa’s law banning school mask mandates: “Freedom wins in today’s court ruling to uphold Iowa’s law banning mask mandates in schools. Parents have the right to choose what healthcare decisions are best...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes today led a 22-state coalition in a letter to the Biden Administration, demanding that it locate the thousands of missing migrant children it lost and quit handing them to probable traffickers. The Biden...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a resounding victory in the State’s lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s EPA, securing the freedom to sell E15 gasoline during summer months. The year-round sale of E15 will provide Iowans a cheaper, cleaner option at the gas pump. In April 2022, a...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced the top ten consumer complaints received by the Attorney General’s office in 2023. Last year, the Iowa Attorney General’s office heard over 3,700 complaints addressing more than 30 different industries and scam categories. “Our office is hard-at-work to slam the scam and protect Iowans,” said Attorney General Bird. “Whether that’s by fighting crime or educating people on the red flags of a...