News Releases - 2025 Archive - Page 2

DES MOINES– Today, Attorney General Bird launched Operation Robocall Roundup, a multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to crack down on robocalls across the country. Fifty-one bipartisan attorneys general are sending warning letters to 37 voice providers demanding that they act now to stop illegal robocalls being routed...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 22 other states in a letter asking for answers regarding harmful net-zero standards.  Science Based Targets (“SBTi”), which partners with both the United Nations and a group of anti-growth non-profit organizations, has released a Financial Institutions Net Zero Standard for its members—intending to...

DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the July 1, 2025, fatal shooting of James Young Sherrill by officers from the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office, Dubuque Police Department, and Monticello Police Department was legally justified.  The Attorney General’s conclusion was based on a...

DES MOINES– Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to address the rampant spread of illegal offshore gaming. The coalition stressed the need for action against the unprecedented growth in illicit online gambling.        “The spread of...