Gov. Brian Kemp traveled Friday to towns in south Georgia where severe storms recently damaged several homes and businesses. Kemp flew to Pelham to assess damage in that community and the surrounding area, according to a schedule provided by his …
South Dakota’s governor on April 27 said she hopes Smithfield’s Sioux Falls pork processing plant can reopen soon, a day after U.S. labor regulators urged the meat industry to adopt certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among workers. …
A robocalling company attempting to sell fraudulent and deceptive health insurance plans has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for alleged violations of the Texas No Call Act and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. According to the …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved an emergency order on April 22 that allows oil producers to stop or reduce production without losing their leases for non-production. The three-member, all-Republican panel that regulates the oil and gas industry in Oklahoma issued …
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced an estimated net claims provision of $300 million, pre-tax, for the first quarter related to catastrophe and other weather-related events. This amount includes estimated pre-tax claims of $235 million for the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s …
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has declared 11 counties disaster areas in the wake of severe storms and tornadoes on April 12, 2020. The eleven counties are Arkansas, Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lincoln, Ouachita, and Phillips. Under …
Alan McClain is now Arkansas Insurance Commissioner — its 24th — having been named to lead the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in early April. He previously has served as Commissioner of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS), an …
A lawsuit filed on behalf of workers at a Smithfield Food plant in Missouri claims conditions at the plant are putting workers and the public at risk of contracting the coronavirus. The lawsuit, filed on April 23 by an advocacy …
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone connected to a fire that badly damaged an Islamic center in southeastern Missouri and that coincided with the start of a holy month for Muslims. …
The Chicago Transit Authority will pay a $3 million settlement to a man whose leg had to be amputated after he was hit by a turning bus. The Chicago Sun-Times reports a Cook County judge approved the settlement Wednesday between …
