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.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 26, 2023) — The Iowa Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of the district court’s order which halts enforcement of Iowa’s Heartbeat Law. Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement in response: 

“I am glad that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear our appeal. I look forward to continuing to defend the Heartbeat Law and protect the right to life in court.”