| State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Tuesday August 20, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Attorney General Bird Announces Senior Staff Promotions
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024:
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced the promotions of three senior staff members: Deputy Attorney General for Agency Counsel Ed Bull, Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation Jeff Peterzalek, and Prosecuting Attorneys Training Coordinator Ian McConeghey.
"I am glad to announce the promotions of these three talented team members to help lead our office," said Atto
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Attorney General Bird Sues Excavators for Violating Iowa's One Call Law
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024:
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she has filed three lawsuits against contractors in Dallas, Lee, and Linn counties for conducting illegal excavations, some of which resulted in damage to underground utilities.
Under Iowa's One Call law, everyone who digs, excavates, or trenches must contact Iowa One Call at least 48 hours in advance to prevent damaging under
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Attorney General Bird Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster to Stop Monopoly
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024:
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster to stop their monopoly that raises prices for ticket purchasers and stifles competition in the live entertainment industry.
Live Nation has been building a monopoly by entering into exclusive deals with the country's largest venues to ensure that all tickets sold are through the company's platform. The State
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Miller-Meeks Doubles Down On Opposition to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024:
After getting slammed last week for her record of voting against lower prescription drug costs while taking nearly $200,000 from the drug industry, Mariannette Miller-Meeks is doubling down.
Miller-Meeks is falsely calling it a "gimmick" that the Inflation Reduction Act lowers the cap for out-of-pocket prescription drugs from $3,300 to $2,000 for Medicare recipients, ignor
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New Mexico Joins Nine Other Additional States in the Justice Department's Suit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024:
Albuquerque, NM -- Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez and fellow Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Louisiana, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violat
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TN AG Welcomes Additional Ten States to Historic Bipartisan Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 20 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2024:
Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined the United States Department of Justice in welcoming the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont to our historic lawsuit against Ticketmaster-Live Nation. These additional states bring the total number of plaintiffs in the lawsuit to 41
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