January 27, 2008
States get nearly five more years to verify identity, reissue licenses State officials and some in Congress remain skeptical about new federal rules for driver’s licenses, even after major changes designed to cut the cost of those rules and provide …
January 27, 2008
22 The number of Mississippi lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Katrina damage settled by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. The question was whether State Farm officials denied claims in areas hit by the storm surge without thorough investigations. State Farm …
January 27, 2008
State officials and some in Congress remain skeptical about new federal rules for driver’s licenses, even after major changes designed to cut the cost of those rules and provide more flexibility. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Jan. …
January 27, 2008
Department to accept next round of applications Feb. 4 through Mar. 3 At a Jan. 11 press conference, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon and then-Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco handed out $29 million in grants to five insurance companies who …
January 25, 2008
Sumter, S.C., fire officials say a spark from a torch being used to dismantle equipment at a warehouse led to the fire that destroyed the 30,000-square-foot building. Sumter Fire Department investigators said Wednesday the fire at Korn Industries has been …
January 23, 2008
Arkansas officials have asked for more time to implement post-Sept. 11 rules for new driver’s licenses. States face a May 11 deadline to comply with the REAL ID regulations, but Arkansas has requested a waiver. “Due to the delay in …
January 23, 2008
Sumter, S.C. Fire Capt. Brian Horton says one of the biggest fires he can remember has engulfed a former furniture warehouse near downtown. Authorities say it took nearly three hours to get the blaze under control Monday afternoon at the …
January 21, 2008
A South Carolina company being sued by neighbors for polluting groundwater around its plant in Myrtle Beach is asking a court to force those neighbors to help pay for testing and cleanup of contamination. AVX Corp. says in a proposed …
January 18, 2008
Defying White House veto threats, the Democratic-controlled House this week passed sweeping mine safety legislation aimed at preventing future underground disasters like the one that took nine lives last year at Crandall Canyon mine in Utah. Republican and mining industry …
January 17, 2008
Peoria, Ill.-based RLI added Mike Robinson as southeast regional manager for its Executive Products Group at the company’s newly established Alpharetta, Ga. office. Robinson will be responsible for the management of EPG’s Financial Products Policies including, but not limited to, …