Businesses, States Reluctant to Require Customers to Show Proof of Vaccine June 28, 2021 By David A. Lieb Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery’s flagship restaurant in New York must...
Missouri Passes Bill Shielding Businesses from COVID-19 Liability May 17, 2021 By David A. Lieb A legislative session that began amid a surge in coronavirus cases ended May 14 with Missouri lawmakers passing a legal...
Missouri Senate Backs New Limits on Punitive Damages February 28, 2020 By David A. Lieb Missouri’s Republican-led Senate swiftly advanced a bill tightening standards for punitive damages in liability lawsuits after an all-night filibuster by...
Post-Flood Home Buyouts Are Emptying Midwest Towns November 26, 2019 By David A. Lieb Tammy Kilgore raised the giant claw of a John Deere excavator high in the air, then slammed it down on...
Scores of U.S. Dams in Poor Condition Pose Danger to Thousands November 7, 2019 By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey and Michelle Minkoff On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility...
Fix for Missouri River Flood Bottlenecks Sought by Midwest States August 29, 2019 By David A. Lieb After a year of devastating flooding, several Midwestern states are joining together to try to identify bottlenecks along the Missouri...
States Brace for Long-Term Flood Fight as Damages Mount August 19, 2019 By David A. Lieb After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard...
With Damage Costs Soaring, Midwest States Boost Flood Prevention August 19, 2019 By David A. Lieb After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard...
Tornado, Flood Repairs to Missouri Facilities Could Cost Almost $13M July 29, 2019 By David A. Lieb Repairs to Missouri government facilities damaged by recent tornadoes and flooding could cost almost $13 million, a majority of which...
Flooding Midwest Rivers Test Fortifications Around Missouri June 6, 2019 By David A. Lieb The flooding Missouri and Mississippi rivers tested sandbag fortifications on June 5 as surging waters making their way downstream rose...