An agreement on lawsuit reform in Oklahoma is possible this year, according to the Republican co-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, if Democratic Gov. Brad Henry is willing to make a counter-offer to the bipartisan lawsuit reform plans that he …
Alabama state troopers have added a new search-and-rescue helicopter to their aerial fleet. Public Safety Director J. Christopher Murphy unveiled the Bell 407 helicopter, which seats six to fly tactical teams and can handle a 180-gallon “Bambi bucket” to carry …
Kentucky mine safety officials issued multiple citations in the death of an eastern Kentucky coal truck driver who was killed at Blue Ridge surface mine in Letcher County. Authorities say 29-year-old Roy D. Sturgill died Jan. 8 after his truck …
Authorities say drivers should use extra caution as the rising Mississippi River forces deer and other wildlife to seek higher ground. Many of the deer, opossums and armadillos could cross roads and create safety hazards for drivers. Washington County Sheriff’s …
California Treasurer Bill Lockyer is exploring the possibility of having state pension funds create a new bond insurer, his spokesman said Thursday. Lockyer has no immediate plans to use Berkshire Hathaway’s new bond insurance unit following congressional testimony earlier this …
Wearing blue T-shirts in his memory, several hundred Franklin County residents descended on the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday to remember a crash victim and call for stiffer laws for drunken drivers. Nicholas Fournier, 18, died Nov. 17 when …
Up to 190 nations will start work on a new U.N. climate treaty in Bangkok on Monday, in a test of how far the world has progressed after years of deadlock highlighted by a U.S. outburst about a duck in …
Legislators are committed to modest health care improvements, but the House and Senate disagree about which uninsured Kansans should get help from the state. The House approved a bill Tuesday on a 103-20 vote to provide a year’s worth of …
New Hampshire public health officials are beginning a series of Town Hall meetings around the state on underage drinking. The meetings will be held in 15 communities, beginning Thursday evening at Goffstown High School. They are sponsored by the Interagency …
Maine Gov. John Baldacci has asked the federal government not to penalize Maine travelers if the state fails to make driver’s licenses more secure. Baldacci sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Securitythis week. It says Maine law …
