Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird will seek reelection in 2026 and will not run for governor. In April, a few days after Governor Kim Reynolds announced that she would not seek reelection, Bird appeared at an Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition gathering and told the...
A federal judge in Iowa has blocked a rule that would have forced nursing homes to have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day. “There just simply are not nearly enough registered nurses in the state of Iowa or across the country to meet that kind of...
Iowa’s share of a legal settlement with the maker of the opioid drug OxyContin is nearly $38 million. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and 54 attorneys general from states and U.S. territories signed onto the settlement with Purdue Pharma and the family that...
A state representative from central Iowa is running for governor. Republican Eddie Andrews of Johnston said his goal is to show a candidate who doesn’t have millions can win. “This is going to be a mandate on money,” Andrews said. Andrews spoke to...
After a three years of negotiations, the legislature has approved a plan to distribute nearly $57 million for opioid addiction treatment and prevention programs. Companies that produced, marketed and sold the powerful painkillers are paying billions to states and...
