Ken Paxton and 18 other Republican AGs publish letter calling on Costco to end DEI practices
Texas AG Paxton demanding Costco end DEI practices
Texas AG Ken Paxton taking aim at Costco over DEI policies
Republican-led states call on Costco to drop DEI
A group of Republican attorneys general are demanding Costco end all of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies as a plethora of other retailers drop their programs. In a letter
Republican attorneys general pressure Costco to drop DEI policies
The pressure comes after President Trump issued an executive order directing government agency chiefs to dismantle DEI policies at federal agencies.
Costco facing serious pressure from Republican attorneys general to ditch DEI policies
Nineteen Republican attorneys general — including Texas’s Ken Paxton and Iowa’s Brenna Bird — have signed a letter demanding Costco either tell states it will repeal its own DEI policies or explain why they will be maintained.
Republican state attorneys pressure Costco to drop diversity policies
Nineteen Republican attorneys general have called on Costco Wholesale to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, citing concerns about discrimination and legal risks.
Costco pressured by 19 states to drop diversity, equity and inclusion policies
In a letter sent Monday and addressed to Costco President and CEO Ron Vachris, 19 state attorneys general informed the company its DEI policies might violate the law.
Republican AGs from 19 states pressure Costco to revoke ‘illegal’ DEI policies after Trump’s executive order
Anti-DEI efforts have accelerated since President Trump took office last week and argued in favor of “merit-based” policies.