Attorney General Tom Miller says the budget for the Iowa Department of Justice has reached a "perilous" point. Miller says there's not enough money to cover the costs of working with county attorneys on criminal cases, working to uphold criminal convictions that are appealed and representing the … [Read more...]
Iowa Attorney General, Senator Grassley seeking answers on Facebook use of information
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is signing on with counterparts in 37 states and territories asking for answers about the use of member information from the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Miller says they have several questions after it was revealed that the data of at least 50 million Facebook … [Read more...]
Iowa’s AG joins lawsuit alleging ‘immediate harm’ in Trump’s DACA decision
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has joined a lawsuit challenging President Trump's move to end the Obama-era program that has shielded "hundreds of thousands" from being deported to the country where they were born. "For us to seek to deport 800,000 Americans who came over as kids, got educated … [Read more...]
‘Acting’ Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg says he’s ‘ordinary Iowa guy’
The man who Governor Kim Reynolds has named as her "governing partner" grew up in a small northwest Iowa town and credits former Governor Terry Branstad for igniting his interest in politics. Reynolds has given Adam Gregg the title of "acting" lieutenant governor due to the recent legal … [Read more...]
Governor Reynolds names ‘acting’ lieutenant governor (AUDIO)
Nearly 24 hours into her tenure as governor, Kim Reynolds has made the executive decision to designate an "acting lieutenant governor." She's chosen Adam Gregg, an attorney who worked for Governor Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Reynolds, to be her "governing partner." "I value his opinion," … [Read more...]
Reynolds to reveal lieutenant governor decision at ‘appropriate’ time
Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds has made her decision on whether to name her replacement when she becomes governor. "And we will let Iowans know when the time is appropriate," Reynolds told reporters Monday. On May 1, Attorney General Tom Miller issued a legal opinion, saying Reynolds would … [Read more...]
‘I’ve done what I believe is right,’ Attorney General Miller says
Democrat Tom Miller this afternoon said he's confident Iowa voters will reelect him in 2018 to a 10th term as Iowa's attorney general. Miller's comments come a few hours after Republican Governor Terry Branstad said he hopes voters "fire" Miller. Branstad's been blasting Miller's legal opinion … [Read more...]
Branstad says ‘it’s time for a new attorney general’
Republican Governor Terry Branstad is calling on Iowa voters to "fire" the state's Democratic attorney general. "There's an election coming up in 2018," Branstad said this morning. "...I think it's time for a new attorney general." Branstad's been criticizing Attorney General Tom Miller for … [Read more...]
Man charged for ‘kill’ threats against governor, four other officials
A Florida man with grandchildren in Iowa has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill Iowa's governor and four other state officials. The Tampa Bay Times first reported the arrest of 59-year-old Richard Gillow. He allegedly found the "comment" section on Governor Branstad's official … [Read more...]
Reynolds ‘disappointed’ in AG’s opinion, may name new lt governor anyway
Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds today said "the law is on her side" and she is likely to name a new lieutenant governor when she becomes governor. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, issued a formal legal opinion this afternoon that concludes Reynolds does not have the authority to … [Read more...]