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State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Friday September 27, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Fact Check - Mariannette Miller-Meeks Voted Against Capping the Cost of Insulin
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Mariannette Miller-Meeks is desperately trying to flip the script on her record of prioritizing her special interest donors' profits. Miller-Meeks claims she crossed the aisle to cap the price of insulin in her latest TV ad... The truth is that Miller-Meeks took hundreds of thousands from the drug industry and voted against the law that caps insulin at $35 per month for seniors and allow  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Sues Global Fiberglass Solutions Over Abandoned Wind Turbine Blades
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 27 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions (GFS) and its executives, Donald Lilly and Ronald Albrecht, for violations of Iowa's solid waste laws. GFS failed to properly dispose of decommissioned wind turbine blades that were stockpiled at multiple locations across Iowa. In 2017, GFS was contracted and paid millions of dollars   more

Iowa A.G. Bird's Office Concludes Des Moines Police Officers Acted With Legal Justification in Shooting
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the July 30, 2024, fatal shooting of Weston Derby by two Des Moines police officers was "legally justified." The Attorney General's conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The investigation found that at approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 30, Des Moines police re  more

Iowa Gov. Reynolds Appoints Christine Hensley to Iowa Board of Regents
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the appointment of Christine Hensley to the Iowa Board of Regents. Early in her career, Hensley worked closely with developers on affordable housing projects across the state of Iowa as a business development manager for Midwest Housing Equity Group. Hensley also previously served as Vice President of Community and Government Affairs for Bank of the W  more