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Brenna Bird continues crusade against non-English voting materials once fought by Steve King

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is trying to prevent people from getting access to official voting forms – such as voter registration forms, absentee ballot request forms and ballots – in any language other than English. In June, a Polk […]

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Iowa AG Brenna Bird said she doesn’t intend to resume coverage of emergency contraception for rape victims

Less than four months after becoming Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird ordered her office to stop paying for emergency contraception for rape victims. The attorney general’s office had previously covered the cost of Plan B pills, and in some cases […]

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Under Bird, the Iowa AG office has stopped covering emergency contraception for sexual assault survivors

April is Sexual Assault and Awareness Month and Iowa’s new attorney general, Brenna Bird, has been advertising her support for survivors of sexual assault in social media posts. “Our office is committed to working with survivors of sexual assault to […]

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New phone scam involves caller claiming to work for Iowa Auditor of State’s Office

Phone scams continue to proliferate, and on Monday the Iowa Auditor of State’s Office (AOS) reported a new one. “A concerned citizen notified the AOS Office on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, that they had received a phone call from a […]

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‘The time for action is now’: Mayor Bruce Teague issues order requiring face coverings in Iowa City

Effective immediately, almost everyone in Iowa City will be required to wear a face covering while in public, according to a proclamation issued on Tuesday by Mayor Bruce Teague. “With more than 30,000 college students set to return to Iowa […]

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Muscatine mayor issues proclamation requiring face coverings in public

As of 6 a.m. on Monday in Muscatine, Iowa, face coverings are required in public places as the city attempts to limit the spread of COVID-19. Mayor Diana Broderson issued a proclamation mandating face coverings on Sunday, citing provisions in […]

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