DES MOINES, IOWA (September 5, 2024) — For the second consecutive year, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and Iowa State Patrol collaborated at the Iowa State Fair to survey attendees on cell-phone use while driving. The survey, conducted with over 1,300 Iowans from nearly every county, revealed significant concerns about distracted driving.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (September 5, 2024) — The Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling for a thorough investigation by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) into incidents of hate crimes and violence against Palestinian supporters and peaceful protestors.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 5, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird jzx announced that the Attorney General’s office, in coordination with the Marshall County Attorney’s office, secured a second-degree murder conviction against Scott Swartz for beating his elderly father to death.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 5, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Scott County in response to severe storms that occurred on June 16 and the Federal Major Disaster Declaration approval for FEMA Individual Assistance granted on August 28, 2024.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced Scott Brown, the current chief of the Iowa Attorney General’s office’s Statewide Prosecutions Section, will serve as the prosecutor for the office’s new cold case unit, in addition to prosecuting cases for the office’s criminal division.

WASHINGTON DC (September 3, 2024) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced $686,019 to the State of Iowa, and the City of Des Moines to support people experiencing homelessness after extreme weather events from May 2024.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 2, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has launched an investigation into MSCI, a large financial investment company, for allegedly targeting companies that do business with or in Israel.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 30, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today issued a warning to Iowans about a rise in cryptocurrency scams.

“Scammers are evil con artists who take advantage of good people, and they will not stop until they take everything you have,” said AG Bird. “Remember to never send money to someone you met online. And if someone sends you to a cryptocurrency ATM, it’s a scam.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 29, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the opening of a temporary school facility for students in the Rock Valley Community School District (RVCSD).

The 7,000-square-foot modular school, built by Hegg Construction, will house 150 middle-school RVCSD students in six classrooms, bathrooms, offices, and a common area. The facility is fitted with wireless Internet and smart boards.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 29, 2024) — On Tuesday, August 27, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird secured an important first victory in her ongoing lawsuit against TikTok for lying to parents about the frequency and severity of inappropriate videos that it shows to kids.

The Iowa District Court denied TikTok’s motion to dismiss, ruling that the State can move forward in its attempt to hold TikTok accountable in Iowa under Iowa law. AG Bird issued the following statement:

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