North Carolina Senate Finance Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Bill July 23, 2021 Legislation to legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina advanced through another Senate panel on Wednesday. Members of the...
Drugmaker Endo Agrees to $35m Opioid Settlement With Tennessee Local Governments July 23, 2021 By Brendan Pierson Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit by Tennessee local governments and on behalf...
Alabama Reports July Spike in COVID-19 Cases July 23, 2021 Alabama is suffering a “self-inflicted wound” from COVID-19, with hospitals again filling up as the state trails the nation in...
Jury Convicts Suspended Georgia Commissioner Beck on Fraud, Laundering Charges July 22, 2021 Jurors convicted suspended Georgia insurance commissioner Jim Beck on 37 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering and...
Heavy Rains Cause Sewer Overflows, Flood Problems in Alabama July 22, 2021 Heavy rains caused more than 430,000 of sewage overflows near Mobile, while another round of downpours prompted flash flood alerts...
Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck Takes Stand at Fraud Trial July 22, 2021 By Jeff Amy Georgia’s suspended insurance commissioner testified at his federal fraud trial Tuesday, saying he oversaw valuable work for his former employer...
Mississippi Health Official: State Seeing Rapid Increase in July COVID-19 Cases July 22, 2021 By Emily Wagster Pettus Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July....
Judge OKs Distribution For $192M South Carolina Failed Nuclear Project Settlement July 21, 2021 By Meg Kinnard Investors who lost fortunes in the failure of a multi billion-dollar nuclear reactor construction deal in South Carolina will soon...
Florida Vacation Rental Voluntarily Evacuated Due to Balcony Cracks July 21, 2021 A vacation rental building on Florida’s Gulf Coast was deemed structurally unsafe, leading to the voluntary evacuation of tourists who...
Bradenton, Florida Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Investors July 21, 2021 Kenneth Murry Rossman, a certified public accountant and licensed insurance agent, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and...