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Louisiana Officials’ Reaction to Health Ruling Mostly Negative

Louisiana officials weighed on the June 28 Supreme Court ruling upholding President Barack Obama’s health care law. A look at some of the comments: Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican: “Today’s decision is a blow to our freedoms. The Court should …

Texas Governor Derides Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the vast majority of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul a “stomach punch to the American economy.” Perry said in a statement following the June 28 ruling …

Oklahoma’s Delegation Reacts to Health Care Ruling

Republican members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation are decrying the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the federal health care law. U.S. Rep Tom Cole says the court has spoken — and it’s up to voters to make their voices heard …

Arkansas Moving Forward With Plans After Health Ruling

Arkansas’ insurance commissioner says the state is moving forward with its plans to implement the federal health care law after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the overhaul. Commissioner Jay Bradford told The Associated Press that the state will continue moving …

Devall to Lead London Business for Crawford’s U.S. Property/Casualty Unit

Longtime London market executive James B. Devall has joined Crawford & Co. in its Dallas office to lead the company’s London-fronted business in the U.S. As vice president and managing director of London program operations, a newly created position, Devall …

Hacker Who Targeted Texas DPS Pleads Guilty

A hacker who targeted the Texas Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement computers then bragged about it has pleaded guilty. No sentencing date was immediately set for 30-year-old Higinio O. Ochoa III of Galveston, who faces up to …

Texas Construction Company to Pay $10.5M to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit

Federal regulators reported that a North Texas-based construction company will pay more than $10 million to settle disability discrimination allegations related to the construction of multi-family housing. The U.S. Department of Justice Department announced that the settlement would resolve allegations …

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Review Louisiana Citizens’ Case

The nation’s highest court won’t review rulings that require Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort to pay an estimated $110 million to individuals whose claims were not timely addressed after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The June 25 U.S. Supreme Court …

NTSB: Why Didn’t Train Wait Before Oklahoma Crash?

Federal investigators want to know why a freight train streaking across the Oklahoma Panhandle failed to pull into a side track and instead charged down the main line and collided head-on with another train approaching from the opposite direction. Three …

Baldor Electric to Pay $2M to Settle Bias Investigation

Fort Smith, Ark.-based Baldor Electric Co. has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a discrimination allegation by the U.S. Labor Department, but the company denied bias in its hiring practices. The Labor Department alleged the company blocked nearly 800 …

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