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State Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Tuesday January 28, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Kan. A.G. Kobach Leads AG Coalition Urging Costco to Cease Its Unlawful DEI Practices
TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and Iowa attorney General Brenna Bird today led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in a letter to Costo urging the retail giant to cease its unlawful DEI policies. The state attorneys general are working to stop discriminatory practices. "Racial discrimination is both immoral and illegal," Kobach said. "Race-based employment hiring violat  more

Kan. Corporation Commission Announces Dockets for Jan. 27, 2025
TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-293-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Rex Rice Harvesting Date Filed: 01/27/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-292-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of B Stockebrand Farms LLC Date Filed: 01/27/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-291-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service D  more

Kansas Supreme Court: Danielle Hall Named 2025 Board President for Institute for Well-Being in Law
TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: Danielle Hall, chief of professionalism and outreach in the Office of Judicial Administration, was named board president for the Institute for Well-Being in Law. The Institute for Well-Being in Law is a nonprofit organization that promotes well-being among lawyers, judges, legal professionals, and law students. It evolved from the Task Force on Lawyer well-being, and its mission is to help the legal profess  more

Kansas Supreme Court: Supreme Court Creates Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Criminal Mediation
TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: The Kansas Supreme Court has created an ad hoc group to advise the court on creating criminal mediation rules. The 12-member group is created by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2025-CM-011 signed today by Chief Justice Marla Luckert. "In recent years, we've seen an uptick in voluntary mediation as a method of resolving criminal cases outside of the traditional court process," Luckert sai  more

Media Tip Sheet: Super Bowl LIX: Sports Management, Big Game Ads, Watch Parties & Food Safety
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- George Washington University issued the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Super Bowl LIX: Sports Management, Big Game Ads, Watch Parties & Food Safety The countdown to Super Bowl LIX is on. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will square off on Sunday, February 9th in New Orleans. Fans from all over are preparing for the big game, whether they're traveling to The Big Easy or planning to host a Super Bowl watch party. Faculty experts at the George W  more

Textron Aviation Secures First International Sale of Advanced Military Training Aircraft to SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace
WICHITA, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * New Beechcraft King Air 260 Aircraft to Modernize Royal Canadian Air Force's Multi-Engine Training Fleet * * * Textron Aviation today announced the first international sale of seven of its Beechcraft King Air 260 military multi-engine training aircraft. SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace selected the King Air 260 in support of the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program to   more