DES MOINES, Iowa, March 12 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a 24-state lawsuit she joined against the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to block a devastating new air emissions mandate that raises costs on Iowa manufacturers, utilities, and families. The United States already has some of the strictest air quality standards in the world--stricter than the E  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 12 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a bipartisan coalition of 41-States in a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc., urging immediate action to address the rise in user account takeovers and lockouts on the company's platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. The Iowa Attorney General's Office has seen a drastic increase in account-takeover complaints this year. Account t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 12 (TNSres) -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release: Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.0 percent in January, down from the 3.2 percent announced in December but unchanged from a revised December rate. The state's jobless rate was 2.9 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in January. The total number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 50,900 in January, down 1,100 from revised December data. The t  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, March 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: Seven innovative ideas by University of Northern Iowa faculty won a cash prize and university support to move forward with their research. The winners of the Intellectual Property (IP) and Innovation Disclosure Competition II responded to the call in fall of 2023 for proposals, and their ideas are recognized as having potential for new scholarship or extending existing scholarship project  more