July 11, 2008
Gov. Mark Sanford is giving a public green light to a bill that allows motorcyclists and bikers to run red lights after they stop at intersections. Sanford officially signed the bill in May, but held a ceremonial signing at stops …
July 8, 2008
When high winds from tornados and severe storms hit, a house’s garage door can be a weak point. And sometimes if a garage door goes, it can be the first step in a disastrous chain reaction. Minnesota has recently moved …
July 7, 2008
The Pennsylvania Senate in a July 3 roll call vote unanimously approved Joel S. Ario to become the state’s insurance commissioner, a year after Gov. Ed Rendell first nominated the former chief insurance regulator in Oregon. Ario’s nomination has been …
July 7, 2008
Texan Roland Paredez said that when he’s out in his boat, everyone -even the black Labrador puppy – wears a life jacket. His safety-minded outlook is one officials wish more Texans would adopt. Over the Fourth of July weekend, game …
July 7, 2008
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July 3, 2008
Minnesota Law enforcement officers are promsing stepped up patrols during the Fourth of July weekend in an attempt to fight the usual rash of DWI-related crashes. The Department of Public Safety says it’s leading the effort of around 400 law …
July 1, 2008
Ironshore Inc. announced from Bermuda that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Chaucer Holdings PLC and the management of Pembroke for the £17 million ($34 million) cash purchase of Pembroke Managing Agency Limited, which manages Lloyd’s Syndicate …
June 26, 2008
A top Minnesota highway manager insisted on June 23 that money woes didn’t compromise bridge safety, responding to a harsh assessment of the maintenance of the interstate bridge that collapsed last summer, killing 13 people. In a 12-page letter delivered …
June 25, 2008
Federal crop insurance officials say they will allow additional time, until Aug 15, 2008, for submitting acreage reports for all 2008 crop year spring-seeded acreage in areas impacted by flooding and extreme weather conditions. This additional time applies to spring-seeded …
June 24, 2008
Public pool operators in Minnesota have until July 1 to complete a state survey required under a new law designed to weed out faulty drain covers. The survey is a condition to renew or receive a license to operate. It …