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Scott Signs Bill to Combat Florida Prescription Opioid Abuse
Mar 21 2018 // Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed Florida’s opioid legislation into law, a move seen by many as a good first step in combating a crisis that has claimed at least 16 lives a day in the Sunshine State. “What it...
Arizona Became Autonomous Hotbed Prior to Uber’s Deadly Crash
Mar 20 2018 // The technology behind autonomous vehicles has originated from coders in Silicon Valley, engineers in Detroit and academic researchers in Pittsburgh. Much of it eventually lands on the streets of Arizona, a state...
New European Privacy Rules (GDPR) Pose Major Challenge for Facebook
Mar 20 2018 // Facebook faces substantial business risks from new European Union privacy rules set to take effect in May, a looming reality that came into stark relief over the weekend with revelations that a controversial political...
Uber Drivers in Turkey Fear for Lives After Alleged Attacks by Traditional Cab Drivers
Mar 20 2018 // An Uber driver keeps a metal rod close at hand during his daily drives through Istanbul. Alarmed by violent attacks in recent weeks allegedly carried out by angry yellow cab drivers who want Turkey to ban the ride-hailing...
Why Storm-Prone States Continue to Balk at Tough Building Codes
Mar 19 2018 // The showdown in the Florida statehouse last year had all the drama of a knock-down political brawl: Powerful industries clashing. Warnings of death and destruction. And a surprise last-minute vote, delivering a sweeping...
Retiring Commissioner Sevigny Talks State Regulation, Being a Good Leader
Mar 19 2018 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny is planning to retire this summer after 16 years with the New Hampshire Insurance Department. His current term ends on June 11. Prior to his...
San Francisco Becoming Haven for Amsterdam-Style Marijuana Lounges
Mar 16 2018 // The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary’s marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths with...
Experts Behind Product Liability Suit Against Monsanto Herbicide Don’t Impress Judge
Mar 16 2018 // A lawsuit claiming Monsanto Co.’s popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer was dealt a blow by a judge’s conclusions that the opinions of the experts testifying against it are “shaky,” a...
House Approves School Safety Bill
Mar 15 2018 // The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to improve school safety Wednesday, the first gun-related action by Congress since the shooting that left 17 dead at a Florida high school. The bill authorizes $500 million over 10...
Judge Says Corps Is Responsible for Flooding, Damage in 4 Midwest States
Mar 15 2018 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should act immediately to make flood control the top priority on the Missouri River, an attorney for hundreds of farmers, landowners and business operators said after a federal judge ruled...
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulation Bill Passed in Arkansas
Mar 15 2018 // The Arkansas House and Senate have passed a proposal to regulate pharmacy benefit managers, as lawmakers began a special session focused primarily on addressing a cut in reimbursements rates pharmacists have seen. SB2, the...
California Lawmaker Panel Rejects Government-Run Health Care
Mar 15 2018 // State lawmakers studying improvements to California’s healthcare system are rejecting a plan popular with Democratic activists to give everyone in the state government-funded health care. A panel created by Assembly...
Fatal Copter Tour Flew Under Looser Rules of Crop-Dusters
Mar 15 2018 // The open-door helicopter tour in which five people died in a crash landing in the East River off Manhattan on Sunday was operating under safety restrictions reserved for photography flights that are looser than those for...
London’s Future as Financial Center Uncertain Due to Brexit: UK Regulator
Mar 15 2018 // London’s future as a global financial center is uncertain because of Brexit and Britain faces a tough task to secure European Union market access for its banks and insurers, a top UK regulator said on Wednesday as he...
California OKs Workplace Rule to Protect Hotel Housekeepers
Mar 14 2018 // California has adopted a new workplace safety and health regulation designed to reduce work-related injuries to housekeepers in the hotel and hospitality industry. This is the first ergonomic standard in the nation written...
Some Houstonians Spend Huge Sums to Elevate Their Homes After Harvey
Mar 14 2018 // This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. When Marni Axelrad and her family moved to Houston’s Meyerland neighborhood in 2015, they planned to stay there for years to come. They loved the community, and...
GEICO to Comply with New York Reg Banning Discriminatory Auto Insurance Rates
Mar 14 2018 // A third major automobile insurance company in the New York market has reached agreement with the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) in compliance with the department’s final regulation prohibiting...
Judge to Decide on Evidence to Allow in Monsanto Product Liability Litigation
Mar 14 2018 // Picture Iowa farmers bathing in Roundup weed killer. That was a federal judge’s takeaway after seeing slides that “sort of seared into my brain” that the main chemical in Monsanto Co.’s Roundup is...
China to Merge Banking, Insurance Regulators in Big Government Shake-Up
Mar 13 2018 // China is merging its banking and insurance regulators, giving new powers to policymaking bodies such as the central bank and creating new ministries in the biggest government shake-up in years. The revamp is a cornerstone...
Trump Gun Safety Plan Includes Arming Teachers But Not Higher Buying Age
Mar 12 2018 // The White House is forging ahead with a plan to give firearms training to teachers while pulling back from moves opposed by gun lobbyists such as raising the age limit for purchasing some weapons. U.S. President Donald...
