19 Nov 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Seeks Thorough Review of Railroad Merger to Protect Iowa Farmers

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 19, 2025) — Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced that she has joined a coalition of nine state attorneys general in a letter to the Surface Transportation Board expressing concern that the proposed merger of Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railroad could stifle competition and drive-up prices for Iowa’s farmers and manufacturers.

18 Nov 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Highlights New Victim’s Assistance Resources

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 18, 2025) — Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced two significant upgrades to her Victim Assistance Section: A Sexual Assault Forensic Response Coordinator and a new interface for an up-to-date prosecutor portal for victim restitution.

17 Nov 2025

Attorney General Brenna Bird Warns Iowans “Tis the Season” for Scams

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 17, 2025) — Attorney General Brenna Bird is giving Iowans tips for a scam-free holiday season.

17 Nov 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Fights to Protects Iowa from California Green Mandates

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 17, 2025) — Attorney General Bird is leading a coalition of 25 states in an emergency brief to protect businesses from California’s illegal and burdensome regulations.

New California laws that go into effect on January 1, 2026, will impose reporting mandates on companies requiring them to express a certain viewpoint on climate change. Even companies that do very little work in California will be mandated to agree to the viewpoint-discriminatory statements.

30 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Fights for Farmers and the Integrity of Renewable Fuel Standard

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sent a letter to the United States Department of Justice, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and Securities and Exchange Commission asking them to investigate small refiners that may be manipulating the Renewable Fuel Standard Program.

28 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Support for President Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 28, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Monday, October 27, that she is co-leading a coalition of 24 states in support of President Trump’s birthright citizenship policy.

28 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Gives Tips on Managing Subscriptions

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 28, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird hears frequently from Iowans that they often find it difficult to cancel unwanted or unused subscriptions. These could be anything from online streaming services to regularly-delivered dog food. Subscriptions may be marketed as free to try, but they will often auto-renew unless you cancel.

17 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Brenna Bird Secures Conviction in Monona County Homicide by Vehicle Case

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 17, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced that her office secured a conviction against Wakinyan Tola Freemont for Homicide by Vehicle — Operating Under the Influence, a class B felony, in Monona County, Iowa, on October 9, 2025.

16 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Fight to Protect Women’s Sports

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 16, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Wednesday, October 15, that she was leading a coalition of eighteen states challenging a Minnesota state law that mandates allowing men to participate in women’s sports.

14 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition Stating Pro-Hamas Highway Protestors Broke Law

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 14, 2025) — Attorney General Brenna Bird led a twelve-state coalition in a brief stating people trapped in gridlock traffic by pro-Hamas protestors who blocked the highway leading to Chicago’s O’Hare airport should be allowed to continue their lawsuit.

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