Monthly Archives: <span>February 2019</span>

Schedule It CEO Announced as New President of National Association of Catastrophe Adjusters (NACA)

Elizabethtown, KY., February 6, 2019 – During the 43rd annual NACA Convention held last month in Las Vegas, Rebecca Wheeling, CEO of Schedule It was voted in as President of the National Association of Catastrophe Adjusters (NACA). Wheeling attended her …

Schedule It Wins EnterpriseCorp’s 2019 FAST Innovation Award

LOUISVILLE, KY, February 1, 2019 – Thursday evening, Schedule It received a FAST Innovation Award from EnterpriseCorp, the entrepreneurial arm of Greater Louisville Inc. Twelve of the region’s most innovative up and coming companies were honored at The Loft at …

5 Reasons Autonomous Cars Won’t Be Available Anytime Soon

In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those involved in self-driving vehicles when we might actually see them carrying passengers in every city, and you’ll get an almost …

California Utility Spent Almost $10M for 2018 Lobbying

Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. spent nearly $10 million on California lobbying efforts in the year before the utility giant declared bankruptcy, spending more than any other entity seeking to influence California government in 2018. The majority of that money …

Louisiana Fertilizer Firm Trying to Stop Wandering Waste Heap Edge

Crews are hauling dirt to the hardened edge of a fertilizer waste mountain in Louisiana and pumping out part of an acidic lake on top, hoping to stop the gypsum’s outward creep and prevent a potential disaster. Mosaic Fertilizer LLC …

Study Finds Chronic Pain Drives Patients to Use Medical Marijuana

As of 2018, 33 states and the District of Columbia have approved the medical use of cannabis, while 10 states have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Despite this fact, at the federal level, marijuana remains a Schedule 1 drug under …

Rand Paul Awarded More Than $580K After Neighbor’s Attack

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses on Wednesday in his lawsuit against the neighbor who tackled him and broke several of his ribs in a dispute over lawn maintenance. A jury in …

NICB Releases First Report on U.S. Snowmobile Thefts Between 2015-2017

While not nearly as pervasive as vehicle thefts, snowmobile can impact public safety and basic transportation in areas of the country where snowfall renders other forms of transportation inoperable, according to the first report on the snowmobiles thefts in the …

#MeToo Movement Continues Within State Capitols

In the first week of 2019, an investigation by Oregon’s labor agency deemed the state Capitol to be a hostile workplace because of an unchecked pattern of sexual harassment among lawmakers. A few days later, two Washington state lawmakers accused …

Virginia Lawmakers, Victims Want Distracted Driving Bill Expansions

Teary-eyed parents and supporters of legislation to curb distracted driving filled a small room at the Capitol, some wearing neon yellow traffic vests in solidarity as they offered emotional testimony. Others held framed pictures of loved ones who died in …