DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today 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 10-year high in 2023. "No one should be attacked for doing their job, especially when their job is to keep us safe," said Attorney General Bird. "Our law enf more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Following the State's Iowa Supreme Court victory defending a sweeping 2021 election integrity law, LULAC dismissed its case: LULAC vs. Pate. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today issued the following statement celebrating the victory for election integrity: "Iowa is an election integrity leader for the nation. After four years of fighting back against attacks on our election more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 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. Iowa farms and businesses face new national registration requirements as part of the unconstitutional mandate. Some family-owned farms and businesses have been operating for decades without  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today warned Iowans about reports of fake links meant to scam Iowa business owners who are searching for Corporate Transparency Act registration information. Attorney General Bird offers the following tips for Iowans to protect themselves from the scam: * Do NOT Send Money: Corporate Transparency Act registration does NOT include a registration fe more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news: * * * Annual USDA NASS report shows that Iowa farmers once again produced a near record corn and soybean crop * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the 2024 Iowa Crop Production Annual Summary released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The national summary and state summaries are released in January  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2025: Rural Iowa grocers and food producers are among the recipients of Rural Innovation Grants, as announced today by Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). More than $275,000 in awards are being distributed to 20 small businesses through the Governor's Empower Rural Iowa Initiative. "Entrepreneurship in rural areas builds sustainable, resilient communities more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release: The Iowa Insurance Division, a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) resulting from an investigation into the broker-dealer's supervision of customers paying front-load commissions for Class A mutual fund shares in light of later moving more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Find the entire, original orders on DNR's website at www.iowadnr.gov more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on draft permits. DNR considers public comments before finaliz more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: After several consecutive dry years, above-average rainfall in 2024 improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Iowa ended the year with a statewide average total of 36.87 inches of precipitation, or 1.32 inches above normal. December's preliminary statewide precipitation was 1.40 inches, or 0.03 inches above normal. This marks the eighth mont more PR