Extreme Heat May Hurt Farms, Agriculture Industry: Report August 2, 2019 By Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting As many as nine states could see heat indexes above 100 degrees for more than a quarter of the year...
Texas High Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process August 2, 2019 By Jim Sams An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does...
Small Businesses Learn Hard Lessons When They Don’t Prepare for Disaster August 2, 2019 By Joyce M. Rosenberg When Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, Carlos Melendez couldn’t contact the staffers or customers of his San...
Louisiana Flood Victims End Lawsuit Against Trump, HUD Over Disaster Aid August 2, 2019 By Melinda Deslatte Two Louisiana homeowners who sued the Trump administration over federal policies that stalled grants for victims of a massive 2016...
Regulator Says U.S. Railroads Still Have Work to Do Installing Key Safety Technology August 2, 2019 By Matthew Daly The railroad industry has installed safety technology on nearly 90% of tracks where it is required, federal officials said Wednesday,...
Hawaii Retailers Sued for Mislabeling Kona Brew August 2, 2019 Hawaii coffee farmers have filed a lawsuit against major retailers after scientific tests confirm Kona coffee is mislabeled as authentic....
Arizona Seeking U.S. Supreme Court Involvement in Opioid Case August 2, 2019 By Anita Snow and Geoff Mulvihill Arizona’s attorney general on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to force the Sackler family, which owns OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma,...
Jury Begins Deliberating in Trial over Deadly California Warehouse Fire August 2, 2019 A jury has begun deliberating the fate of two men charged in a deadly fire at a San Francisco Bay...
California Governor Defends State’s Wildfire Efforts August 2, 2019 By Don Thompson Gov. Gavin Newsom defended California’s wildfire prevention efforts this week while criticizing the federal government for not doing enough to...
Fewer Injured Workers Receiving Opioids Under Workers’ Compensation But States Vary August 2, 2019 Fewer injured workers are receiving opioids to treat pain than in previous years, as medical providers are turning more to...