Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says his office is reviewing the civil emergency Iowa City's mayor declared last week which calls on people to wear face coverings in public places. Last year, Miller's office said city and county officials did not have the authority to issue public mask mandates. … [Read more...]
Iowa’s attorney general to surpass national milestone tomorrow
On Saturday, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller will become the longest-serving attorney general in U.S. history. Miller, a Democrat, was first elected in 1978 and has been re-elected nine times. "I always thought that there was great potential in the office to serve ordinary people," Miller said … [Read more...]
Miller says he’s struck good compromise with Reynolds over AG’s authority
Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, today said the agreement he's just made with Republican Governor Kim Reynolds means it's "pretty unlikely" he'll sign the State of Iowa onto multi-state lawsuits challenging Trump Administration policies. "There are 26 other Democratic A.G.s to carry on … [Read more...]
Governor rejects GOP plan to restrict attorney general’s authority
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has rejected a plan to restrict the authority of Iowa's attorney general. Reynolds says she shares concerns raised by Republican lawmakers about having Attorney General Tom Miller join lawsuits challenging Trump Administration policies, as those lawsuits conflict … [Read more...]
Attorney General sues drug company that allegedly pushed the use of OxyContin
Iowa Attorney General Miller is joining in a lawsuit with four other states alleging a pharmaceutical company used deceptive and unlawful practices in the marketing of the painkiller OxyContin. Miller says Purdue Pharma helping fuel the nation’s opioid crisis by sending out a sales force that … [Read more...]
Democrat Tom Miller to ask Iowa’s governor to veto AG restrictions
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, says joining lawsuits against the federal government is part of a system of checks and balances and he'll ask Republican Governor Kim Reynolds to reject a plan to restrict his authority. "I brought those lawsuits only when I thought the law and the … [Read more...]
Senate GOP backs plan to curtail attorney general’s authority
Senate Republicans tonight sent the governor a House GOP plan to limit the authority of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat. Republican Senator Julian Garrett of Indianola said Miller has repeatedly joined out-of-state lawsuits seeking to overturn Trump Administration policies. "We're … [Read more...]
Attorney General Miller says his office faces ‘perilous’ budget situation
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...]