27 Mar 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Appoints Lanny Zieman as Consumer Advocate

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2023) — Attorney General Brenna Bird has appointed Lanny Zieman as Consumer Advocate. In this role, he will lead the Consumer Advocate Division of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, which is responsible for representing the interests of consumers and the public in utility-regulation proceedings before the Iowa Utilities Board and in court.

21 Mar 2023

Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Top Ten Consumer Complaints of 2022

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 21, 2023) — Attorney General Brenna Bird has released the top consumer complaints received by the Attorney General’s office in 2022. Last year, the Iowa Attorney General’s office received over 4,000 consumer complaints across more than thirty different industries.

08 Mar 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins 46 State Coalition Requesting TikTok Comply with Multistate Investigation

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 8, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 46 states in an amicus brief Monday, requesting that TikTok Inc fully comply with a multistate investigation into whether the China-owned company violated consumer-protection laws.

07 Mar 2023

Attorney General Brenna Bird Takes Further Action Against EPA’s Delayed E15 Decision

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 7, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers have taken another step to challenge the EPA’s illegally-delayed decision regarding the sale of year-round E15 gasoline. They sent an intent-to-sue letter to the EPA demanding that the EPA change the proposed rule to allow for E15 sales this summer.

02 Mar 2023

SCOTUS Hears Challenge to Biden’s Executive Order Canceling $430 Billion in Student Loan Debt

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 2, 2023) — The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in Nebraska v Biden, a multistate lawsuit Iowa joined challenging the Biden Administration’s executive order that would unlawfully cancel $430 billion in student-loan debt. Attorney General Brenna Bird traveled to Washington DC for Nebraska’s argument on behalf of the six states.

17 Feb 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Sues Biden EPA to Block Waters of the United States Rule

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 17, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird helped lead a multistate lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its interpretation of “Waters of the United States.” The new rule modifies that definition to dramatically expand the power of the federal government.

10 Feb 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Sues ATF Over Federal Law Requiring Registration of Guns with a Pistol-Brace Attachment

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 10, 2023) — Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 24 other states in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over a new federal rule requiring gun-owners to register their firearms with attached pistol-braces, or risk criminal penalties.

06 Feb 2023

Iowa District Court Enters Consent Order for Marengo Explosion Cleanup

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2023) — The Iowa District Court for Iowa County granted the State of Iowa’s motion for a temporary injunction and issued a consent order requiring the clean-up of hazardous waste from the C6-Zero facility in Marengo.

27 Jan 2023

Attorney General Bird Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 7 States Urging Biden Administration to Follow the Law and Respond to Governors’ Demand for Year-Round E15 Ethanol

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 27, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a bipartisan coalition of seven Attorneys-General urging the Biden Administration to follow the law and respond to the request of Governor Kim Reynolds and seven other Governors that the EPA issue regulations allowing the sale of year-round E15 ethanol gasoline in their States.

27 Jan 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins 25-State Lawsuit on New Biden Administration Rule Allowing Asset Managers to Direct Their Clients’ Retirement Money to ESG Investments

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 27, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined Utah Attorney General Sean D Reyes and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a 25-state coalition lawsuit over a US Department of Labor rule which would affect the retirement accounts of hundreds of millions of Americans.

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