DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold qualified immunity protections for law enforcement heroes. The nation's 650,000 law enforcement officers are responsible for protecting 335 million people. These officers are regularly faced with unpredictable, dangerous, and high-pressure situations. In those high-stakes situations, officers are forced  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 24 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release: The Iowa Insurance Division entered into a Consent Order with Central Iowa Gutter and Donald Smart of Altoona on November 26, 2024. Smart also does business as Smart Home Exteriors and Smart Home Services. The Iowa Insurance Division provided Smart with examples of how Central Iowa Gutter and his other related businesses made statements on the company's w  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 24 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement on Dec. 23, 2024: * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig provided the following statement after a United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute resolution panel ruled against Mexico's baseless decree banning imports of genetically modified corn. "Iowa produces more corn than any state in the United States, and Mexico is the leading export market for our product. That's why I'  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Dec. 24 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release: The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial breeder chicken flock in Greene County, Mississippi has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. Samples from the flock were tested at the Mississippi Veterinary Research & Diagnosti  more