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State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Sunday February 04, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Iowa A.G. Bird Secures $350 Million Settlement From Publicis Health for Contributions to Opioid Crisis
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a bipartisan coalition of 53 attorneys general in announcing a $350 million settlement with Publicis Health. Iowa will receive more than $2.5 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis. The settlement comes after extensive investigations revealed Publicis engaged in deceptive marketing practices that downplayed the risks of opioids and  more

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson Co-Leads 26-State Coalition Urging Congress to Defund U.N. Agency That Employed Terrorists
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led 25 other states in an Iowa and South Carolina-led letter to U.S. Congressional leadership today, calling for them to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA") for ties to terrorism. On January 26, UNRWA announced it fired more than a dozen employees for participating in the Hamas terrorist massacr  more

Wis. Agriculture Dept. Announces Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board Election Results
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 3 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board (WCPB) election results. The following corn producers started their three-year terms as elected members of the WCPB on February 1, 2024: * District 3: Zachary Soltvedt, Seymour Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Kew  more