DES MOINES, Iowa, March 14 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 12-state coalition in a letter to the Biden administration, demanding that it stop funding Iran, the global leader in financially supporting terrorism. Since President Biden took office, the United States government has already paid nearly $1 billion to the terrorist-infiltrated organization UNRWA. Now, the Biden administration i  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 13 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a nine-state coalition in a lawsuit challenging the Biden Security and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rule that mandates businesses report their greenhouse gas emissions. This is the second major state-led lawsuit against the SEC mandate, after 10 states filed in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals last week. Additional states are ex  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 14 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 19-state coalition in urging the United States Supreme Court to support law enforcement in Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio. In 2016, Jascha Chiaverini bought stolen jewelry from a thief to sell in his store. When law enforcement asked him to return the jewelry, Chiaverini refused. The officers executed a search warrant to re  more

AMES, Iowa, March 14 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Ravindra Singh has spent years studying a gene that when missing or mutated causes spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a deadly disease that's among the most common genetic disorders in children. His team's latest work will make the search for treatments even more effective in the years to come. Singh, a professor of biomedical science at Iowa State University, led an eight-year project to create a truncated v  more

AMES, Iowa, March 14 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting in Cedar Rapids at the Doubletree by Hilton, 350 1st Avenue NE on Tuesday, April 9, to hear about transportation matters from representatives of local government, interest groups, and individuals. Items that may be discussed at the meeting include the Iowa Transportation Improvement Program; transportation policies; a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 14 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a multi-state coalition, led by Iowa, in a lawsuit to block the Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule that unlawfully forces public companies to make climate-related disclosures. "Our security depends on access to reliable energy," stated Attorney General Mike Hilgers. "This rule goes beyond the Biden Administration's power to further a   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to President Joe Biden regarding the administration's recent order to waive certain sanctions on Iranian funds for 120 days. The communication to the White House was led by the State of Iowa. The attorneys general convey their strong concerns over the Biden administration's decision to give Iran "access to more than ten billion dollars out of frozen ac  more