West News for March 2026
- ‘Nation’s First’ Smoke Damage Standards Bill Wending Through California Legislature
- Expanding Alaska Glacial Lakes Increasing Risk of Destructive Floods
- Muni Bonds in California Get Expensive Amid Flurry of Demand
- People Moves: Surplus Lines Association of Washington Elects Board of Directors
- Once a Beacon of Cheap Homes, Nevada Is a Symbol of the Struggle With High Costs
- Vouch in California Adds Financial, Health & Life Sciences and Professional Services
- Millionaire Tax Advances in Washington State as Legal Duel Looms
- Record March Heat to Scorch Los Angeles, US Southwest
- Fund Trying to Turn New Mexico Desert into an Advanced Tech Hub
- California DMV Renewed His License After Crash Killed a Child – Then Hid His Records
- A-MAX Insurance Acquires Best Buy Insurance in Arizona
- Amazon’s Zoox to Launch Command Hub in Arizona, Expand Testing
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires S Philips Surety & Insurance Services in California
- Edison Utility Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over LA Wildfires
- State Farm’s 17% California Homeowners Rate Hike to Remain Under New Agreement
- People Moves: NFP Names Ross Head of Broking, West Region
- Attorneys for Suspect in LA Wildfire Seek Release Based on New Evidence
- New Mexico Jurors Heard From Zuckerberg in Meta Child Safety Trial
- Wyoming Project Gets First Construction Permit for Nuclear Reactor in Years
- xAI Loses Bid to Halt California AI Data Disclosure Law
- Insurance Issues Topped Complaints to Oregon Financial Regulator Last Year
- Meta Trial in New Mexico Highlights Video Depositions by Top Executives
- ‘Deadliest Catch’ Crewman Todd Meadows Dies After Falling Overboard
- Cal/OSHA Fines Fabricator $212K Over Employee Finger Amputation
- SullivanCurtisMonroe Acquries Stepco Insurance Agency
- Little Ceasars Franchise in California Settles for $409K Over Worker Pay
- Family Members Arraigned in California Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
- California Insurance Agent Fraud Found After Student Athlete Death
- California Is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban
- Federal Judge Allows Suit Against California AG Over ExxonMobil Remarks
- Aspire Acquiring PolicyOne in California