A fatal commuter train crash in California is the reason for a New Jersey bill to bar train conductors and bus drivers from text messaging or sending e-mails while their vehicles are moving. Only emergency electronic communication would be allowed …
A new study shows about 10 percent of drivers in Delaware are uninsured, and that number could be headed higher. The survey by the Insurance Research Council suggests the reason is the economic downturn. It predicts the number of uninsured …
First it was high credit card fees. Then came higher gas prices. Now, hundreds of gas stations around the state are shutting down because their insurance companies will not renew policies unless stations install new double-walled underground gas tanks, which …
A Windham, New Hampshire company is facing nearly $45,000 in fines after an August 2008 accident in which an employee cut off two fingers with an unguarded saw. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for 34 violations …
Texas State Representative Veronica Gonzales (McAllen) announced the Rio Grande Valley is slated to receive $55 million in federal funding for Hurricane Dolly relief, nearly $40 million more than originally earmarked for the area. The increase in hurricane relief funding …
The fight over how to fund a statewide trauma system in Arkansas is expected to heat up this week, with Gov. Mike Beebe planning to rally support for his $87.8 million proposal to hike tobacco taxes while opponents are readying …
Legislation that would standardize the health code for restaurants statewide in Oklahoma may jeopardize a Tulsa County program that trains food handlers on how to keep restaurant patrons safe from food-borne disease, according to a county official. Elizabeth Nutt, director …
The state of Rhode Island must reimburse more than $242,000 to three companies that succeeded in overturning a jury verdict that could have forced them to spend billions of dollars cleaning up homes contaminated by lead paint, a judge has …
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb-” of Great Northwest Insurance Co., which is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn. …
Church documents show the Archdiocese of Indianapolis knew about alleged sexual abuse by one of its priests while it was occurring but reassigned him to other churches and never notified police, The Indianapolis Star reported. Documents obtained through a court …