Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird
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Recent News About Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird
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Attorney General Bird Response to Supreme Court Halting President Biden's Student Debt Cancellation Plan
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court's decision to halt President Biden's student debt cancellation plan.
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Attorney General Bird to Co-host Dobbs Donation Drive Supporting Women and Children Across the Nation
Attorney General Bird today announced that she is co-hosting a multistate donation drive to support more than 60 pregnancy centers across the U.S. from June 20 to June 24.
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Attorney General Bird Response to Iowa Supreme Court Heartbeat Law Decision
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement today after the Iowa Supreme Court's decision not to rule on the Heartbeat law case based on merits.
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Attorney General Bird Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Iowans and Americans Deceived by TurboTax
Attorney General Bird announced that Iowans who were scammed by TurboTax’s owner, Intuit, into paying for free tax services began receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022.
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Attorney General Bird Announces $102.5 Million Settlement to Increase Availability of Opioid Treatments
Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that Iowa and a coalition of 41 other states negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with Indivior Inc., manufacturer of the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone. Iowa will receive over $1 million from the settlement.
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Attorney General Bird Challenges California Truck Ban
On June 6, Attorney General Bird led a coalition of 19 states challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) decision to allow California to illegally ban trucks.
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Attorney General Bird Urges U.S. Senate Leadership to Pass the HALT Fentanyl Act
Attorney General Bird joined 22 states in a letter to U.S. Senate leadership today, urging passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act.
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces New Senior Staff Hires
Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced the addition of two new staff members to her senior team. Bird named Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice Susan Krisko and Deputy Attorney General for Consumer Protection Daniel Barnes to serve in the Attorney General’s office.
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Sues Biden Administration Over Illegal Open Borders Policies
Attorney General Bird joined 18 other states in a lawsuit Wednesday to challenge the Biden Administration’s “Circumvention of Legal Pathways” immigration rule.
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Attorney General Bird Response to Supreme Court WOTUS Decision Protecting Iowa Farmers and Landowners
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement today after SCOTUS issued a decision in Sackett v. EPA to protect American landowners.
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Letter Opposing President Biden’s Unconstitutional Efforts to Raise Debt Ceiling
Attorney General Bird joined 18 other states in a letter opposing President Joe Biden’s efforts to misuse the Fourteenth Amendment to single-handedly and unconstitutionally raise the federal debt ceiling.
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Attorney General Bird Joins 49 State Coalition to Sue Avid Telecom Over Illegal, Fraudulent Robocalls
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 48 other states in a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, its owner, and its chief officers for facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of Americans.
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Attorney General Bird Joins Governor Reynolds for Fentanyl Bill Signing to Increase Penalties for Drug Dealers
Attorney General Bird joined Governor Reynolds for a roundtable discussion with local law enforcement and signing of the fentanyl bill they partnered on to increase penalties for drug users and dealers.
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Attorney General Bird Sues Biden Administration over Mass Release of Illegal Immigrants through Parole Program
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced new claims in her lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s illegal immigration parole action.
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Consumers are Warned of a Vehicle Sales Scam
The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Investigation & Identity Protection and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird are warning the public to be aware of a fraudulent vehicle sales scam.