Business owners in Buffalo’s popular Elmwood Village shopping and entertainment district say the city is threatening to pull the plug on a holiday tradition. Local media report that city officials have warned business owners along Elmwood Avenue that they can’t …
West Virginia lawmakers are considering whether to ban the ownership of such exotic animals as tigers and alligators within the state. State lawmakers were told during a legislative committee meeting on Tuesday that West Virginia is one of five states …
The town of Sorrento, La., has less than two weeks to find insurance to back its police department before the current insurance lapses. Assistant Police Chief Ricky Smith says he has submitted paperwork to six different insurance providers. A plan …
A Canadian government agency has determined that the U.S. rail company whose runaway train crashed into a small Quebec town, killing 47 people last month, has adequate insurance to keep operating for the next month and a half. The Canadian …
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange wants the city to be able to tow cars involved in accidents if the driver has no license or liability insurance. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the Alabama mayor plans to introduce a city ordinance that …
The city of Bloomington, Ill., has toughened its ordinance dealing with vicious dogs. The Pantagraph reports that Bloomington alderman on Monday approved changes to the ordinance. Specifically owners of vicious dogs will now have to buy liability insurance and have …
New guidelines regulating exotic animals in Ohio will require owners to meet new caging, safety and caretaking standards. The new rules were reviewed and OK’d Wednesday by the state’s legislative rule-setting committee. The regulations come as the state prepares to …
City government is operating again in Niota after a four-day shutdown because of no liability insurance. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Niota reached a 60-day agreement Monday night with the Tennessee Municipal League pool. The league initially declined …
The gate to the only Santa Fe, N.M., sanctioned motocross track is locked, and city leaders aren’t sure when they will open it. The problem, said city Risk Management Director Barbara Boltrek, is that the city lacks appropriate liability insurance …
Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation Tuesday that would require California gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover damages or injuries caused by their weapons. Similar bills have been introduced in other states after the Newtown, Conn., school massacre. They include …