Northwest Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird was in northwest Iowa on Thursday. She toured Maintainer Corporation in Sheldon and talked to law enforcement officers in other towns.
Bird held a roundtable with the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office to discuss crime victims’ services. Bird states it is important to meet with local law enforcement to keep victim’s rights at the forefront:
Attorney General Bird says that Sioux County is doing a good job helping victims:
Bird went on to talk about how it is important to secure funding so that victims of domestic violence are taken care of. Last year federal funding was cut to necessary programs helping victims. Bird and her office are working toward securing new funds from the federal government. The AG says the new administration understands how important this is:
Bird goes on to say that this funding is especially important to northwest Iowa, as the Sioux Center-based Family Crisis Centers provide services to the entire state.
She says she also wants to warn Iowans of jury duty scams and urge Congress to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act.
(Fellow Community First Broadcasting station KSOU in Sioux Center assisted with this story)
