DES MOINES, IOWA (January 10, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today defended Iowa family farms and businesses against a costly mandate, the so-called Corporate Transparency Act, which threatens to make them close up shop.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 9, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced that she is proposing a law change to heighten penalties for assaults against law-enforcement officers and first-responders. Assaults against law enforcement reached a national ten-year high in 2023.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 3, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and the Department of Public Safety are warning Iowans to be aware of a new wave of “grandparent scams.” Several Iowa communities throughout the state have recently reported efforts by criminal groups to swindle predominately older Iowans.

This scam is not new — the Attorney General’s Office has been warning Iowans about the grandparent scam since at least 2008.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 27, 2024) — In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the November 26, 2024, fatal shooting of Charles Alan Leonard III by two Des Moines police officers was legally justified.