News Releases - 2026 Archive - Page 2

PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING GOVERNOR 's MEDICAID FRAUD ELIMINATION TASK FORCE   Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026   Time: 3:30 PM CDT   Location: Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319 (Conference Room G20B, located on the ground floor) Due to limited seating capacity, the public is...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird is reminding Iowans that Saturday, October 24, 2026, is the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. If an Iowan has any unused, unneeded, or expired prescription-controlled substances, this is the day you can take those to your participating local law enforcement between 10:00 am and 2:00...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird today celebrated an important step forward at the U.S. Supreme Court in her fight to defend Iowa’s illegal reentry law. The Court has invited the Solicitor General of the United States to file a brief expressing the views of the federal government in Bird v....

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general in a nearly $664 million settlement with Snap Finance. As part of the settlement, Snap Finance will automatically cancel $2,367,148 in lease payments owed by Iowans who entered into lease-to-own agreements from 2017-2022, and...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today the Iowa Attorney General’s Office Cold Case Unit has been awarded a $15,000 Community Betterment Grant from the Prairie Meadows Board of Directors. The funds will be used for advanced DNA testing as part of investigations into Iowa’s over 400 cold cases.   The...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird today praised the hard work and persistence of the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation in the arrest of Kelly Grant, 59, of Bertha, Minnesota, for the 1995 murder of Angela Buck. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office Cold Case...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird is warning Iowans to be aware of Medicare scams as open enrollment begins on Thursday, October 15th.   “Open enrollment season for Iowans means it’s scam season for criminals,” said Attorney General Brenna Bird. “If you or someone you love is on Medicare, please be...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced at a press conference today she is suing OpenAI for hurting Iowa children, deceiving parents, and violating Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act.   A bipartisan group of states have also individually sued OpenAI. Attorney General Bird was joined at the press conference by Kansas Attorney General...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she has sued Lorex Corporation for selling retail camera equipment, including cameras advertised as a “Baby Cam,” with serious security vulnerabilities that are manufactured, sourced, and serviced by a military company associated with the Chinese government. Lorex’s products have historically been sold through...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in a letter to the National Judicial College (“NJC”) asking it to end its relationship with a radical environmental organization with ties to the communist Chinese government.   The NJC is a premier judicial education institution. Judges across the...