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State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Friday August 30, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Iowa A.G. Bird Launches Investigation Into MSCI Over Antisemitic Allegations
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today launched an investigation into MSCI, a large financial investment company, for allegedly targeting companies that do business with or in Israel. According to disturbing reports, MSCI is participating in the antisemitic movement to boycott, divest, and sanction companies for doing business with Israel or because they are Israeli companies. In  more

Penguin Random House, Five Additional Publishers and Authors Guild File Landmark Lawsuit Against State of Florida for Unconstitutional Book-Banning Provisions With House Bill 1069
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release: * * * The lawsuit follows recent legal action by Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks in Iowa as publishers continue to challenge book bans across the country * * * Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks have filed a lawsuit against Florida   more