WASHINGTON DC (January 14, 2025) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awards $100 million in grants to eighteen winners benefitting communities across the fifteen States to cut red tape, build more homes, and lower the costs of renting and buying a home.

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 9, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is warning Iowans about reports of fake links meant to scam Iowa business-owners who are searching for Corporate Transparency Act registration information.

AG Bird offers the following tips for Iowans to protect themselves from the scam:

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (January 8, 2025) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now accepting applications for the Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) until March 3. YPC is a program that brings teens together from across the nation who are interested and engaged in community preparedness.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for communities across 24 states and territories.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — On Tuesday, January 7, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation to ease restrictions on transportation of heating and motor fuels.

WASHINGTON DC (January 7, 2025) — The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a stipulated dismissal without prejudice of its pseudonymous client John Doe Corporation’s federal lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas challenging the unconstitutional investigative processes of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 7, 2025) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced over $140 million in funding to 836 existing grantees through the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 7, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure.

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