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Changes to Washington Homeowners and Auto Premium Rule to Be Considered

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has proposed modifying the state’s recently adopted premium change transparency rule. The proposal is specific to Phase 2 of the rule (the automatic inclusion of reasons for premium increases in policy renewals). It moves the …

US Shippers Avoid East Coast Ports on Risk of Second Strike

U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does not land a new contract with employers by a Jan. …

Recreational Cannabis Home Delivery Begins in Arizona

Arizona residents were able to get recreational cannabis delivered to their homes beginning last Friday, marking a new milestone for a state program that until now had allowed the service only for medical marijuana patients. The Arizona Department of Health …

Maryland Fears Mobile Home Values Will Shrink as Insurance Disappears

Owners of mobile and manufactured homes in Maryland’s coastal communities and their insurance agents are having difficulty finding insurance coverage as carriers pull away from the market. The problem is squeezing owners who want to sell their mobile or manufactured …

PepsiCo Beats New York State’s ‘Predatory’ Lawsuit Over Plastics Pollution

PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, for bringing the case. Justice Emilio Colaiacovo of …

Delta-8 Hemp, Medical Marijuana Industries to Face Off in Texas Legislative Session

Jack Stinnett got life-changing news in 2020 when he learned the lump that appeared on the side of his neck was tongue and mouth cancer. He and his wife Karen quickly enrolled him at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, …

Data Centers Will Have to Make Minimum Power Payments in Ohio

Big data centers in Ohio will have to pay a minimum of 85% of the energy they need to cover the costs of grid improvements under a settlement submitted Wednesday by one of the state’s largest utilities. The pact was …

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Minnesota Trooper in Fatal Shooting of Black Man

A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop last year, ruling that the trooper’s actions did not violate the law. On Wednesday, …

Texas Pecan Farmers Fight to Save Water Supply

FORT STOCKTON — Zachary Swick plucked a pecan from one of the 78,000 trees at a sprawling West Texas farm — a rare sight in the desert known for oil rigs and pump jacks. He peeled away the pecan’s layers, …

Texas Assisted Living Facility Fined for Firing Nurse With Sleep Disorder

VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. According …

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