Time stopped five days ago for the families of 29 coal miners killed in the devastating explosion at Upper Big Branch mine. As thousands waited, hoping for any word someone might have survived Monday’s blast, life in coal country chugged …
Five more states are joining a Florida-led group of states in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, Florida’s attorney general said Wednesday. The joint lawsuit led by Florida and now grouping 18 states was …
Drills boring into a West Virginia coal mine Wednesday carried hope for a “miracle” rescue of four miners missing after a blast killed 25 people in the worst U.S. mine disaster in a quarter century. The explosion happened Monday at …
Several of Rhode Island’s elected officials said Monday they are pushing to secure federal grants instead of loans for hundreds of businesses trying to recover from the worst flooding in 200 years, although a week after flood waters first creeped …
Three Mississippi residents have filed suit in federal court challenging the Obama Administration’s new health care law, a newspaper reported. The suit was filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg on behalf of Richard Conrad of Laurel, Ryan S. …
Flood Hiatus “That’s scary.” —John Prible, vice president of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers (the Big “I”), commenting on the prospect of Congress not renewing the National Flood Insurance Program before it recessed for a …
Why It May Be Worth Exploring Your Selling Options in 2010 Most people who sell their assets of any type, including the stock they own in an insurance agency, will be subject to a minimum of 5% more tax if …
U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has proposed a federal rule that would to specifically prohibit texting by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers. The proposed rule would make permanent an interim ban announced in January 2010 that applied existing safety …
If women ran Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s job cleaning up the bloodied financial markets might not be so tough. In opening a Women in Finance Symposium that brought together top female government figures such as Sheila Bair and …
Republicans were for President Barack Obama’s requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it. The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that’s been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted …
