Citing increased exposure along the Texas coast, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has requested Commissioner of Insurance Mike Geeslin to authorize the purchase of $1.5 billion in reinsurance for the windstorm pool for the 2008 hurricane season. The request represents …
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and State Treasurer Scott Meacham said Oklahoma has received more than $85.1 million from the tobacco industry, 75 percent of which went directly into the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund. This year’s payment was bolstered …
The Democrat-led Michigan House has passed bills supporters say could make auto insurance more affordable for some Michigan residents. The bills approved on Tuesday would give state regulators power to order refunds if it’s determined that customers have been overcharged. …
Embattled Mississippi tort attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs was called to testify Tuesday in a civil trial but invoked his 5th Amendment right against self incrimination when questioned about his role in a bribery scheme. Scruggs was called to testify in …
A five-alarm fire is blamed for snarling traffic for eastbound commuters driving into Charleston, W. Va. Wednesday. All four lanes of U.S. Route 60 in the Kanawha County community of Jefferson were blocked by firefighting equipment Wednesday morning. As rush …
More than $41 million in disaster recovery grants is being awarded to 39 Mississippi counties and municipalities for individual projects involving Hurricane Katrina disaster recovery. Gov. Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Development Authority said the funding package will touch most …
Mississippi officials fear that the federal government’s estimate on damage in Jackson from the April 4 tornadoes will jeopardize chances for federal aid. Jackson Public Works Director Thelman Boyd said Tuesday that storm damage estimates by the Federal Emergency Management …
A bill to make Maine the latest state with a “shield law” allowing journalists to protect confidential sources awaits Gov. John Baldacci’s signature. The Legislature gave its final approval Tuesday to the bill without opposition, sending it to the governor. …
A Worcester County, Maryland judge has ruled that a Salisbury area Web blog publisher is not protected by a state law shielding news reporters from defamation lawsuits. The ruling means blogger Joseph Albero must explain the steps he took to …
Two New Jersey sports fields were closed this week after tests of their artificial turf turned up unsafe levels of lead. It’s the second time since December that a ballfield in the state has been closed over concerns about elevated …
