The former U.S. senator and astronaut who withdrew his name from consideration as New Mexico’s next energy secretary is defending his stance on background checks for top state government officials. Harrison Schmitt used an editorial in the Albuquerque Journal to …
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will consider settling nearly $1 million in claims from 12 passengers injured in a July 2009 light-rail crash. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Muni’s board is expected to take up the claims this …
A malpractice insurance company has threatened not to renew coverage for eight Bronx obstetricians who treat poor, high-risk patients. The New York Times reports that Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company issued the warning in a letter last month. It went …
The organization that files workers’ comp rates in Massachusetts has agreed to leave premiums flat through next year, following an agreement with the state’s attorney general that blocked a proposed increase of 6.6 percent. The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection …
A North Carolina insurance agent for Nationwide Insurance voluntarily surrendered her license after being arrested on embezzlement charges, according to state officials. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reported the arrest of Susan Kaye Glover, of Wilson, on Feb. 28. Department of …
Provider Insurance has appointed Lynn Cubano as a personal lines account manager. Cubano will be responsible for acquiring new clients and expanding existing client accounts in the personal lines division of the Massachusetts-based agency’s office in Needham. She is a …
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett promises to be ready for the start of next season — whenever it is. He also wants to be smart in these uncertain times. Indianapolis’ 30-year-old defensive captain, like his NFL brethren, is preparing for …
A Mississippi company that pleaded guilty to conspiracy related to the largest U.S. workplace raid on illegal immigrants is now facing a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against non-immigrants who applied for jobs. A discrimination lawsuit filed in U.S. District …
Aging survivors of the Nazi Holocaust plan to protest outside a political fundraiser in Miami Beach featuring President Barack Obama this week to publicize their struggle to collect what they say is $20 billion in Jewish insurance policies never paid …
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to strip controversial provisions out of a bipartisan bill to revamp the U.S. patent system and clear a years long backlog of patent applications. The vote was 97 in favor and two opposed. Senators Patrick …
