Following Flint Tainted-Water Crisis, Michigan Slow to Enact Policy Reforms September 19, 2016 By David Eggert In the year since Flint’s man-made drinking water crisis exploded and was exposed primarily as a failure of state government,...
Ohio Etching Plant Fined $256K for Workplace Safety Violations September 19, 2016 Federal safety inspectors are recommending that a Cleveland, Ohio, etching company face $256,000 in penalties for safety and health violations....
Pain Care Lobby Gave $3.5M in Ohio Political Donations as Opioid Deaths Climbed September 19, 2016 By Julie Carr Smyth As Ohio’s overdose epidemic has climbed toward a record high, an army of lobbyists representing makers of prescription painkillers and...
Larson Joins CNA from Chubb, Named Sr. VP – Financial Institutions, Management Liability September 19, 2016 Chicago-based CNA has appointed Paul Larson to senior vice president, Financial Institutions and Management Liability, effective Oct. 3. He will...
Ohio Ex-Inmate Wins $3M after State Failed to File Answer to Lawsuit September 19, 2016 A former inmate has won $3 million in a lawsuit against an Ohio prison after the state failed to file...
Missouri Lawmakers Override Veto, Loosen Gun Laws September 16, 2016 By David A. Lieb and Summer Ballentine Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has used its supermajority to significantly loosen the state’s gun laws and potentially tighten its voting requirements...
Minnesotans on Employer Health Insurance Plans See Modest Rate Hikes September 16, 2016 The majority of Minnesota residents aren’t experiencing the hefty health insurance rate hikes that shoppers who buy their coverage individually...
Case Before Iowa Supreme Court Pits Water Supplier Against Farmers September 16, 2016 By David Pitt The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments and must now decide whether to weigh in on a federal lawsuit that pits...
Midwest States See Gains in Health Insurance Coverage September 15, 2016 Several Midwest states report significant drops in the number of residents without health insurance. New data shows nearly 200,000 Wisconsin...
Omaha Paying Half of Cost to Fix Residential Street September 15, 2016 The city of Omaha, Neb., will pay half of the cost to resurface a street that contains the home of...