New Georgia Direct-Action Changes Aren’t Perfect: What Insurers Need to Know September 9, 2024 By Gillian Crowl-Parrish On July 1, 2024, changes to the Georgia Direct Action Statutes, O.C.G.A. § 40-1-112 and O.C.G.A. § 40-2-140, went into...
Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin on NC Tribal Land But Still Illegal in State September 9, 2024 CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling marijuana and cannabis products to any adult 21...
Contractor’s Drilling of Hole Caused Leak in Underwater Tunnel to Manhattan September 9, 2024 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ An underwater tunnel that passes beneath New York City’s East River sprung a leak last Wednesday after a city contractor...
More Extreme Heat Plus More People Equals Danger in These California Cities September 9, 2024 By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde On a recent sunny afternoon in Lancaster, Cassandra Hughes looked for a place to cool down. She set up a...
Utility Investigated But Didn’t Find Gas Leak Before Fatal Maryland House Explosion September 9, 2024 By Brian Witte A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night...
New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers September 9, 2024 By Siddharth Cavale New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers,...
Strengthening Gulf Storm Could Slam Texas, Louisiana Coasts September 9, 2024 By Alicia Diaz and Brian K. Sullivan A storm system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early this week, bringing heavy...
California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law, but Now No One Is Enforcing It September 9, 2024 By Levi Sumagaysay Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one...
‘Sustainable’ Logging Operations Are Clear-Cutting Canada’s Climate-Fighting Forests September 9, 2024 By Chris Kirkham, Grant Smith and Jessica DiNapoli With its vast expanses of forest, Canada has the most “certified” sustainable timber operations of any nation, according to the...
Louisiana Launches Lottery System for Fortify Homes Program Grants September 6, 2024 The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants will...