30 Jan 2020

Lumber Company Ordered to Pay State for Taking State Forest Trees

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 30, 2020) — A judge has ordered a Moravia lumber company to pay the state $25,718.50 after finding it had cut down dozens of trees in Stephens State Forest in Lucas County.

Moravia Hardwoods LLC is also banned from buying timber for one year after its owner lied to the state on a bond-renewal application, Fifth District Judge Martha L Mertz ruled this week.

27 Jan 2020

Auto Issues and Impostor Scams Top the List of Complaints to Attorney General’s Office

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 27, 2020) — For the second year in a row, auto-related problems topped all categories of complaints reported to the Iowa Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division in 2019.

Other top categories were impostor scams and complaints over media services, home improvement projects and home goods and services.

Overall complaints totaled 3,225, a 7.7% decrease from 2018. That’s the first decrease since at least 2014.

13 Jan 2020

Jennifer Easler Named Iowa’s Consumer Advocate

By Lynn Hicks

 

DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has appointed Jennifer Easler as consumer advocate for regulated utility issues.  

Easler replaces Mark Schuling, who retired January 10. Schuling had served as consumer advocate since January 2011.  

10 Jan 2020

Belle Plaine Man Agrees to $35K Penalty for Asbestos, Burning Violations

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 10, 2020) — A Belle Plaine man has agreed to pay the state $35,000 for illegally burning trailer homes containing asbestos and to refrain from further environmental violations. 

09 Jan 2020

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Will Become Longest-Serving Attorney General in US History

By Lynn Hicks

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 9, 2020) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller will become the longest-serving attorney general in US history on Saturday, January 11.

Miller breaks the record of Michigan Attorney General Frank J Kelley, who served from December 28, 1961, to January 1, 1999. Kelley served 13,519 days, or 37 years and five days.

03 Jan 2020

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Asks US Supreme Court to Review Affordable Care Act Repeal Case

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 3, 2020) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined a coalition of 20 states and Washington DC, in asking the US Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 

23 Dec 2019

Seller of "Miracle Scraper," Auto Club Agrees to Refund Money to Iowans

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 23, 2019) — All Iowans who purchased the “Miracle Scraper” ice-scraper — including those unknowingly enrolled in an auto-membership club — will receive complete refunds under a settlement reached with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.

20 Dec 2019

Story County Attorney Appointed as State’s Prosecuting Attorneys Training Coordinator

By Lynn Hicks

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 20, 2019) — Attorney General Tom Miller appointed Story County Attorney Jessica A Reynolds to serve as Iowa’s Prosecuting Attorneys Training Coordinator, who also serves as the executive director of the Iowa County Attorneys Association.

18 Nov 2019

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller: Chief Justice Mark Cady's "Legacy is Larger Than Any Particular Ruling"

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES. IOWA (November 16, 2019) — Attorney General Tom Miller issued this statement regarding the Nov. 15 death of Iowa Chief Justice Mark Cady:

"I was shocked and devastated to learn about Chief Justice Cady’s passing. This is a terrible loss for the state and for the courts. The chief justice was a dedicated public servant and a fair-minded jurist.

13 Nov 2019

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Urges Dept of Education (DOE) to Cancel Loans of Former ITT Tech Students

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 13, 2019) — Attorney General Tom Miller joined a multistate effort calling on the US Department of Education to immediately forgive the loans of former ITT Tech students who attended the bankrupt for-profit school when it closed.

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