Reassurance “I want to reassure every single Texan impacted by Harvey that we will never let up until your homes and businesses are restored, until your communities are fully protected from future potential storm damage.” — Gov. Greg Abbott announced …
Proximate Cause “If the evidence shows the Thomas Fire or another peril covered by a homeowners insurance policy was the efficient proximate cause of mudflow damage, I expect insurance companies to step up and cover these financial losses.” — California …
School District Ransom “I don’t know legally if a school district can pay a ransom.” — Brian Bridwell, business manager for the Jerome School District in Idaho, talked about the Dec. 2017 predicament when district officials found much of its …
Campus Guns “College campuses as gun-free zones present an environment where murderers, rapists and other criminals may commit crimes without fear of being harmed by their victims.” — An NRA lobbyist who supported a new Tennessee law to allow state …
No Consensus “Until we have some kind of a consensus, or there’s an outcry from everyday business people, it just seems the issue languishes.” — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says there is no Republican commitment to a workers’ compensation …
Human Activity “The study’s findings suggest that the recent Fort Worth Basin earthquakes, which involve swarms of activity on several faults in the region, have been induced by human activity.” — Michael Blanpied, associate coordinator of the earthquake hazard program …
Strong Feelings “We feel strongly that they should step up and play a role and work with the federal government in this process … We did a thorough assessment and that was completed, and this was the number that we …
Poor Job with Opioids “We do a pretty poor job of putting time into discussing these medications.” — Michael Crooks with the healthcare consulting firm Alliant Health, speaking on the opioid epidemic. Crooks spoke at the University of Georgia College …
Fire Starter? “We still don’t know whether the fires caused pole or line damage or the poles caused the fires. They may never sort it out.” — Michael Picker, chairman of the California Public Utilities Commission, said the state may …
Fighting Workers’ Comp Cuts “These proposed regulations and guidelines … would leave thousands of injured workers with no compensation at all for their workplace injury.” — Robert Grey, chair of The New York Workers’ Compensation Alliance (NYWCA). The group has …
