DES MOINES, IOWA (April 9, 2025) — On Tuesday, April 8, during National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird highlighted the office’s actions to support and protect sexual assault survivors.

“As a prosecutor, I work with victims and know how important it is for them to have quality support as they work through the court process and recovery,” said AG Bird.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 3, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird warns Iowans who have used 23andMe, a genetic testing company that tracks ancestry, to protect their data as the company faces bankruptcy.

The company announced that it will sell “substantially all of its assets,” which may include its collection of genetic data.

That means 23andMe could sell or transfer Iowans’ genetic information to a third-party without their consent.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 1, 2025) — With April Fools' Day around the corner, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today warned Iowans to look out for the top ten reported complaints and scams to protect themselves and avoid getting fooled by fraudsters. Last year, the Iowa Attorney General’s office’s Consumer Protection Division received over 3,900 complaints, which addressed more than thirty different industries and scam categories.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 31, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a motion to join a lawsuit challenging a transgender Iowa parent’s attempt to violate state law by using a high-school bathroom that does not match the parent’s biological sex.