DES MOINES, IOWA (August 29, 2023) — The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has completed its review of the fatal shooting of Matthew TJ Davis by two Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies that occurred on June 20, 2023. In a report issued August 28, the office concluded that the actions of the deputies, who shot Davis after he drunkenly aimed his gun at them, were “legally justified” and that “no criminal charges are warranted.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 22, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced she has reached a settlement agreement with Tobacco Manufacturers that will result in the State of Iowa receiving extra payments of more than $171 million over the next six years. The State is now expected to receive approximately $136 million additional payments in April 2024 and the remaining amounts annually from 2025 to 2029.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Randy White will be grilling at the Iowa Pork Tent as celebrity chefs at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday, August 16. White is joining AG Bird with the National Child ID program to provide families free identification kits for police to use in case of emergency to help locate a missing child. 

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 9, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading sixteen states in a letter to US Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (“EATS”) Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states’ authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders.