Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Bob Odom introduced a unanimously-passed resolution at the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) urging USDA to make Section 32 funds available immediately following a natural disaster. “If we had funds earmarked in …
Nicolas Blase, mayor of north suburban Niles, Ill. for the last 45 years, was arrested by federal agents this week as a result of a federal corruption investigation, officials said. Blase was arrested as he left his home Thursday morning …
The recent diagnosis of 10 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in San Antonio, Texas, has prompted health officials to investigate whether the cases share a common source. The 10 cases were diagnosed within the past two months at two hospitals on …
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s $7.5 billion aid program for people whose homes were heavily damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita got a giant boost June 7 as congressional negotiators agreed to federal funding for the plan. Louisiana had a portion …
More than 85 million gallons of drinking water are leaking into the ground every day through breaks in the city’s hurricane-fractured water system, hindering firefighting efforts and forcing closures of municipal buildings. That comes despite the recent repair of a …
Construction crews building a convenience store in south Tulsa, Okla., have discovered an abandoned oil well while digging a hole for gas storage tanks. The strange discovery was made recently when the crews broke open the casing of an oil …
Attorney General Mike Hatch said Wednesday he won’t participate directly in a shareholder lawsuit against against UnitedHealth Group Inc. so he can start his own investigation of the company. Hatch is switching the state’s participation to a friend of the …
The Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) announced it will endorse Westport Insurance and Lockton Risk Services to provide Professional Liability insurance to Iowa Bar members. The ISBA chose Lockton as its preferred broker and Westport as its insurance carrier. Westport …
The Bush administration will continue to support a benefits program for Cold War-era nuclear weapons workers, President Bush’s budget director says. Rob Portman pledged to support the five-year-old program in a letter to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. The letter, which …
The state’s cell phone ban could clear the way for laws in New York against anything that causes accidents, from having a pet in the car to drinking coffee, warned a lawyer fighting to have the ban declared unconstitutional. “This …