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The Hartford and Travelers Among Companies Offering Bonuses Due to New Tax Law

Hartford, Conn.-based The Hartford and New York City-headquartered Travelers confirmed they are among several companies giving their employees bonuses of $1,000 each if they earn $75,000 or less annually as a result of what U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin …

Massachusetts Radiology Lab Loses Medical Records of About 9,400 People

A Massachusetts radiology lab says it has lost a portable hard drive that may contain the personal information and X-ray images of almost 9,400 patients. Charles River Medical Associates, based in Framingham, Mass., mailed letters this week to patients whose …

Vermont Poised to Enact Legal Pot Through Legislature

The Vermont Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would allow the recreational use of marijuana, putting the state on course to become the first in the country to legalize pot by an act of the Legislature …

NYC Halts $9.6M Incentive Package to Move Aetna to City

New York City is halting a $9.6 million incentive package offered to Aetna to move its headquarters to the city. The insurance giant announced in June that it would move its headquarters to New York City beginning in late 2018 …

New York Sues Fossil Fuel Majors, Plans Divestment from Pension Funds

New York City announced on Wednesday that it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their “contributions to global warming,” as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $189 billion public pension funds …

Lawmakers Consider Again Extending Maine Pot Sales Ban

Maine lawmakers on Tuesday considered a proposal to extend a ban on retail sales of marijuana until May 1 to give the state more time to craft rules about legal pot. Lawmakers in the state are trying once again to …

Penn State Settles Suit Over Alleged Sandusky Abuse in 2007

Penn State has settled a lawsuit by a man who claimed former university assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky molested him in a car in 2007, when the man was about 14 years old. The settlement notice was posted Monday on …

Iroquois Northeast Hires Ward as an Agency Manager

Iroquois Northeast has hired Ben Ward as an agency manager serving member agencies in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Iroquois Northeast is part of The Iroquois Group, serving member agencies in seven northeastern states. Ward previously worked …

Fire at New Hampshire Logging Business Destroys Several Buildings

A state official says a fire at a northern New Hampshire logging business has destroyed several buildings. WMUR-TV reports the fire started at about 2 a.m. Monday at A.B. Logging and Trucking in Lancaster, N.H. Executive Councilor Joe Kenney visited …

Billionaire Rennert Files Malpractice Lawsuit Over $213M Judgment

Billionaire Ira Rennert has filed a $214 million malpractice lawsuit against his former law firm, after a jury found him liable for looting his magnesium company to build a huge mansion in New York’s Hamptons. Renco Group Inc, Rennert’s holding …

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