Tennessee Leads States’ Suit Against Biden Administration Over LGBT Protections September 1, 2021 By Jonathan Matisse Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden’s administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination...
Risk Strategies Acquires Georgia-based Employee Benefits Specialty Broker Benevestco August 31, 2021 National specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm Risk Strategies announced it has acquired the assets of employee benefits specialty...
North Carolina Regulators Find Chemours Plant Out of Compliance With Air Permit August 31, 2021 North Carolina environmental regulators announced this week that a plant that for years discharged so-called “forever chemicals” into the air...
South Carolina Supreme Court to Hear Pair of Mask Mandate Lawsuits August 31, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins South Carolina’s highest court will hear two challenges to the state’s refusal to let school districts require masks for students...
Heavy Rainfall Expected Across Southeast Tuesday as Ida Weakens August 31, 2021 Tropical Depression Ida is expected to cause considerable rainfall across the southeastern states Tuesday with flood and flash flood watches...
Align Acquires Atlanta-Based Underwriting Manager NBIS August 30, 2021 Align Financial Holdings, LLC (“Align”), a general agency and specialist program underwriting manager announced that it has acquired Atlanta-based NationsBuilders...
Companies Appealing Fines Following Georgia Nitrogen Leak That Killed Six August 30, 2021 Three of four companies are appealing federal workplace safety fines following a January liquid nitrogen leak that killed six workers...
Tesla Slams into Florida Highway Patrol Car on Autopilot August 30, 2021 A Tesla driving in autopilot mode slammed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser on an interstate near downtown Orlando and...
Update: New Orleans Notifies to Evacuate Some Areas, with Massive Storm Surge Expected; Southeast States Also Warned August 27, 2021 Louisiana has declared a state of emergency in preparation for what the National Hurricane Center warns could be a major...
Final Victim of Tennessee Flooding Found; Death Toll Stands at 20 August 27, 2021 By Jonathan Matisse and Travis Loller The body of the final person missing from a devastating weekend flood in Middle Tennessee was recovered on Wednesday, prompting...