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Wyoming Traffic Fatalities Decrease In 2013

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says traffic fatalities in the state have decreased this year. Sgt. Steve Townsend tells KGWN-TV that 120 people died in traffic accidents in Wyoming last year. There have been only 67 traffic deaths as of Sept. …

Oregonians to Vote On Immigrant Driver’s Licenses

Oregonians are headed for a statewide vote on a new law that allows immigrants who can’t show they’re in the United States legally to obtain driver’s licenses. Secretary of State Kate Brown’s office said Friday that opponents of the law …

Wyoming Government, Pool Paid $1.25M To Man Cleared Of Murder

Wyoming government agencies paid $1.25 million last month to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Montana man who was cleared of a murder conviction. The state recently entered a confidential settlement with Troy Willoughby of Wickes, Mont. Payment records …

IICF, Cookie Monster Promote Early Childhood Literacy

It’s hard to conceive of taking a step farther away from the topic of insurance than having a big, hairy blue monster drive home your point. But that’s just what the Cookie Monster did when he walked into the Magnolia …

Colorado Launches Website For Flood Information

Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced a new website that will provide information about recovery efforts related to flooding in Colorado last month. The website, ColoradoUnited.com, includes recovery news, current information about impacted areas and how to get help. There is …

Las Vegas Sun: Cyberattack Behind Website Outage

Officials at the Las Vegas Sun say a cyberattack crashed their website for several hours Tuesday morning. Donn Jersey, the publisher of the website and its sister sites, says the outage apparently started a little after 6 a.m., and was …

Lockton Names Edelheit Senior Vice President in Colorado

Lockton’s Denver, Colo. operation announced the addition Matt Edelheit as senior vice president and department manager in risk management. Edelheit has served clients in the retail, technology, manufacturing and hospitality industries, to name a few. Most recently, he was a …

Edgewood Partners in California Said to Seek Bids

Edgewood Partners Insurance Center LLP is working with Bank of America Corp. to solicit offers, according to the people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the process is private. The San Mateo, Calif.-based broker, which …

2nd Worker Dies At 49ers Stadium Construction Site In California

All work has stopped at the new $1.2 billion San Francisco 49ers showcase stadium while police, firefighters and state workplace safety officials investigate a second deadly workplace accident there in less than four months. A delivery truck driver was crushed …

Group Pushes For Lower DUI Standard in Utah

A conservative think tank and advocate for harsher liquor laws in Utah is pushing to lower the legal limit for a driver’s blood alcohol level, arguing it would reduce roadway deaths. The Salt Lake City-based nonprofit Sutherland Institute wants to …

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