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Insurance Agent Rowland Gets Kentucky GOP Nomination
Jan 9 2012 // Tompkinsville independent insurance agent Bart Rowland will be the Republican nominee for a Kentucky House seat left vacant when former Rep. James Comer was elected state agriculture commissioner. Rowland was nominated...
Obama Administration Decides Against Lowering Trucker Daily Hours
Dec 27 2011 // The Obama administration decided against a cut in truckers’ daily hours behind the wheel, to the dismay of safety advocates, but made other changes aimed at fighting driver fatigue. The rule issued last Thursday...
Michigan Republicans to Continue Economic Focus
Dec 19 2011 // Republicans in firm control of the state Legislature say they’re setting the stage for an economic turnaround in Michigan after passing sweeping tax and policy changes over the past year. Business tax cuts that will...
Michigan Senate Approves Workers’ Compensation Changes
Dec 8 2011 // Workers’ compensation reform legislation that supporters say will help reduce employer costs for helping injured workers has advanced in Michigan. The state Senate has passed a bill that was previously approved in...
Senate Approves Flood Insurance Extension to May 2012
Dec 7 2011 // The U.S. Senate passed an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through May 31, 2012. The legislation, introduced by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., passed the Senate by unanimous consent and must now be taken...
Senate Asked to Renew Flood Program Until Sept. 2012
Dec 5 2011 // U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging him to allow a one-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program to pass the Senate by unanimous consent. The NFIP is...
North Dakota Senate Approves $600M Disaster Package
Nov 15 2011 // North Dakota’s Senate unanimously approved a $639 million disaster relief measure that includes money for low-interest home loans, road construction and repairs to public works. The measure’s centerpiece is a...
Michigan Senate Approves Health Exchange Measure
Nov 14 2011 // The Republican-led Michigan Senate has taken an initial, hesitant step toward setting up a state health insurance exchange that would be created under federal health care reform requirements. The Senate passed Senate Bill...
GOP-led Michigan House OKs Workers’ Comp Changes
Nov 4 2011 // Legislation that could help employers reduce costs related to compensating workers injured on the job was approved by the Republican-led Michigan House. The chamber approved House Bill 5002 by a 59-49, mostly party line...
Michigan Democrats Oppose Auto Insurance Changes
Oct 20 2011 // Democrats in the Michigan House said they would oppose proposed changes to Michigan’s auto insurance laws, including a measure seeking to end the state’s unique requirements for covering people injured in...
Republican Report Backs Incentives for Corporate Cybersecurity
Oct 6 2011 // A Republican task force in the House said Congress should give companies incentives to boost their cyber defenses, but that tougher regulation may be warranted to protect critical facilities like power and water...
Republican Ryan Proposes Individual Health Insurance Tax Credit
Sep 28 2011 // Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, an outspoken opponent of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, proposed a plan Tuesday that could effectively dismantle the way most Americans get health insurance by reducing...
Senate Confirms Woodall as Insurance Voting Member on Financial Stability Panel
Sep 27 2011 // The Senate has confirmed former Kentucky insurance regulator S. Roy Woodall for the one voting position on the federal Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reserved for someone with insurance expertise. The term is...
Senate Approves Government Funding, Disaster Aid Bill
Sep 27 2011 // The U.S. Senate approved a deal Monday to avert a government shutdown, ending a standoff that highlighted a dysfunctional Congress’ trouble in passing even the most basic legislation. “We’ve averted a...
Senate Poised to Defeat House Spending, Disaster Aid Bill
Sep 23 2011 // With aid to disaster victims running out, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader Friday vowed to hold a quick vote to defeat a House-passed spending bill, clearing the way for negotiations to avoid a government shutdown. Senate...
‘Hank’ Greenberg to Host Fundraiser for Republican Candidate Perry
Sep 20 2011 // C. V. Starr & Co. Inc. Chairman and CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg is scheduled to host a fundraising event in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry is one of the leading Republican...
Senate Will Consider Wind vs. Water Formula
Sep 16 2011 // Senate leaders have agreed to consider a provision designed to help settle wind versus water claims in a more timely and equitable manner as part of reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program. The...
Senate, House Differ Over Disaster Aid
Sep 16 2011 // The Democratic-led Senate Thursday sent the House a measure to fund disaster aid by twice as much as the House wants to spend — laying the groundwork for another political showdown. The Senate voted 62-37 to approve...
North Carolina Senate Panel Learns Hurricane Irene’s Costs
Sep 16 2011 // The state agency overseeing North Carolina’s response to Hurricane Irene estimates the price tag on helping individuals and governments recover from Hurricane Irene so far at about $125 million. The Division of...
Senate Committee Passes Federal Flood Insurance Reform Legislation
Sep 8 2011 // As many property owners continue to recover from hurricane and tropical storms Irene and Lee and new storms form offshore, the U.S. Senate is taking steps to renew the federal flood insurance program. Today, the Senate...
