DES MOINES, Iowa, June 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 24-State coalition urging the courts to deny the Special Prosecutor's request for an unconstitutional gag order against President Trump. The gag order wrongfully silences President Trump and denies Americans their right to hear what he has to say ahead of an approaching presidential election. The Special Prosecutor has requested a broa  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 18 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Donna Bothwell as a district judge in Judicial District 4. Bothwell, of Logan, Iowa, is a district associate judge in Judicial District 4. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and law degree from Drake University. Bothwell fills a vacancy created following the retirement of the Hon. Jeffrey L. Larson.  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 18 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on June 17, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to a federal district court judge granting an injunction of Iowa's illegal immigration law: "With this injunction states are left defenseless to the ongoing crisis at our southern border. "Plainly, the Biden administration is failing to do their job and enforce federal immigration laws allowing millions to enter and re-e  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on June 17, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement regarding the federal court's decision to block enforcement of Iowa's immigration law: "I am disappointed in today's court decision that blocks Iowa from stopping illegal reentry and keeping our communities safe. Since Biden refuses to secure our borders, he has left states with no choice but to do the jo  more