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

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

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2025: Louisiana-Pacific has been fined $15,775 for stormwater and wetland violations according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation. Louisiana-Pacific operates a wood-board manufacturing facility in Two Harbors, Minnesota. MPCA staff inspections in August and November 2023 found the following violations: * Discharge of polluted water into a stormwat  more

FLETCHER, North Carolina, Jan. 24 -- President Trump issued the following remarks during a briefing on Hurricane Helene at an airport fire and rescue facility: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. It's a little cold outside, but you're getting used to the cold. And one of the things that are very important to me and one of the reasons I'm happy that we won so convincingly is to help North Carolina get fixed up. They supported us in record numbers, and I'm supporting them in record   more