DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 27 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Puts Costco on Notice for Doubling Down on Discriminatory DEI DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led 19 states in calling on Costco to end all illegal and discriminatory "Diversity, equity, and inclusion" ("DEI") policies. Last month, the Costco board of directors unanimously urged shareholders to vote against a proposal requiring Costco to repor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * COMING SOON: 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station The 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is coming soon. This new edition contains updated bibliometric analyses, a list of all the publications documented in fiscal year 2024, and synopses of the most recent and recognized scientific findings from investigations conducted on the space station. These investig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity expanded slightly in the Tenth District, led by consumer spending on both goods and services. Contacts indicated consumers are increasingly using longer-term financing and consolidating debt to manage household cash flows and support ongoing spending. Growth in consumer spending supported modest hiring activity concentra  more

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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on Jan. 27, 2025, by Commissioner Hester M. Peirce at the Northwestern Securities Regulation Institute conference: * * * It is a particular honor to give the Alan B. Levenson Keynote Address. Thank you to everyone in the audience for being here this morning in southern California. Our hearts go out to people who have lost loved ones, homes, or livelihoods not too far away in the Los Angeles wildfires. I   more