The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill Saturday to repeal high fees on state residents for various traffic offenses, and it could take effect in days. In an abrupt reversal, Senate Republicans who had voted against the measure, denying it …
She was an ambitious lawyer and TV commentator who started going to Atlantic City casinos to relax, and soon was getting high-roller treatment that included limousines whisking her to the resort city. Arelia Margarita Taveras says she was even allowed …
Fitch Ratings has compiled a report on the potential impact on credit ratings of the European Union’s adoption of the Solvency 2 risk-based capital regime in 20012. The rating agency indicated that it “does not expect significant immediate impact on …
Most of the debris is gone, and volunteer and police presence is light in Tennessee. Now, a month after tornadoes ravaged portions of the state, residents are playing the waiting game – for federal aid to arrive, for insurance checks …
A proposal to allow Tennessee officials to completely ban open fires in the state during extreme fire-hazard conditions is advancing in the Legislature. The measure sponsored by Rep. Willie Borchert, a Camden Democrat, unanimously passed the House on March 6. …
Two firefighters died and three others were injured while battling a fire that destroyed a central North Carolina woodworking company last week. Firefighters Justin Monroe, 19, and Victor Isler, 40, died from injuries they got while trying to contain the …
Industries that produce flammable dust will have to follow new safety rules imposed by Georgia’s top fire official in the wake of a deadly explosion and fire at a sugar refinery. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said the …
The Vermont Supreme Court has reinstated the negligence claim of a man whose hand was crushed when an acetylene tank fell on it, saying his acceptance of workers’ compensation benefits from his employer didn’t by itself bar him from filing …
The directors of North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency will consider choosing an interim chief executive officer, and may hire someone within a week, state officials say. Former Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman and Bruce Furness, the former mayor of Fargo, have …
Livingston and Iroquois counties in eastern Illinois will receive federal disaster aid to recover from January flooding, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday. March 7 in a decision that reversed an earlier ruling. FEMA initially ruled last month the …