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Uber Urges Kansas Governor to Veto Bill Raising Insurance Costs

Ride-hailing company Uber says it will be forced to pull out of Kansas if the governor signs a bill increasing regulations on its drivers. The dispute over the bill, which passed both chambers on April 2, has grown increasingly acrimonious …

Floodplain Managers Group: Oklahoma Bill Threatens Flood Insurance

A group responsible for managing Oklahoma’s floodplains says bills moving through the Legislature that prohibit cities from regulating oil and natural gas drilling operations could prevent the state from participating in the National Flood Insurance Program. The Oklahoma Floodplain Managers …

IMA Names Grace President of Signature Select President

Kansas-based IMA Financial Group Inc. appointed Jeff Grace as president of Signature Select LLC. Grace is president of IMA Inc. Wichita, a post he will keep. Signature Select is a subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group Inc. and offers a …

New Massachusetts Law Requires Headlights Be Used in Bad Weather

If you turn on your windshield wipers, turn on your headlights as well. That’s one of the requirements of a little-known state law taking effect in Massachusetts on Tuesday, April 7. Under the law aimed at making travel safer during …

Hub International Acquires The Flood Group in New York

Hub International Limited announced that its subsidiary Hub International Northeast Limited has acquired the assets of The Flood Group LLC and its affiliate, The Flood Group of Long Island Inc., a Floral Park, New York-based property/casualty brokerage servicing the Tri-state …

Washington Ferries Worker Awarded $1 Million in Retaliation Suit

A Washington State Ferries employee who suffered retaliation after reporting on a co-worker who skipped out on the job has been awarded $1 million. The Kitsap Sun reported that Steve Chaussee was a carpenter foreman at the Eagle Harbor Maintenance …

Oregon Committee Hears Bill to Increase Speed Limit

Oregonians could begin flying along certain highways at 75 mph after lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a bill upping speed limits from 65 mph on interstate highways. Under the proposal, passenger cars would be able to go 10 mph faster …

Uber Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit In Alleged Delhi Rape

Uber asked a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an alleged rape victim in India’s capital, saying the ridesharing company could not be held legally responsible for the driver’s acts. The passenger, who reported being raped and beaten …

Nearly 500K License Applications in California Under AB60

California received nearly a half-million applications for driver’s licenses from immigrants in the country illegally in the three months since a new law took effect. Department of Motor Vehicles Director Jean Shiomoto said in a statement that the figure shows …

Former California Agent Convicted of Stealing School Employee Identities

Magaly Morales, 51, a former life insurance agent, has been sentenced to three years and four months in state prison for stealing information from school district employees in 13 California counties. Morales last week plead guilty to forgery, identity theft …

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