New West Virginia Governor Axes DEI and Enacts Vaccine Exemptions on Day One January 16, 2025 By Leah Willingham CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first full day...
Family of Alabama Man Killed by Police Will Get $750,000 Settlement January 16, 2025 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city will pay $750,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit against a police...
Florida Appeals Court Upsets Applecart on Workers’ Comp Statute of Limitations January 16, 2025 By William Rabb A recent decision and concurring opinion by a Florida appeals court may have upset years of practice and could raise...
Georgia Lawmakers to Take up School Safety, Hurricane Relief as Session Starts January 15, 2025 By Jeff Amy and Charlotte Kramon ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday proposed giving public schools a one-time additional $50 million to spend...
‘Epidemic’ of Hidden Cams? SC Workers’ Comp Lawyer Sued After Arrest for Videos January 15, 2025 By William Rabb Two months after his law license was suspended and he was charged with illicitly filming renters at his beach property,...
Colonial Shuts Largest US Gasoline Pipe to Investigate Leak January 15, 2025 Colonial Pipeline Co. shut the largest US fuel pipeline Tuesday to investigate a potential leak in Georgia. The company’s Line...
New Auto Liability Minimums Take Effect This Year in North Carolina January 15, 2025 This year, the minimum automobile liability coverage requirements in North Carolina will jump to 50/100/50, among the highest minimums in...
South Carolina Extends Use of Emergency Adjusters After Helene January 14, 2025 Property and auto insurers in South Carolina can keep non-resident adjusters on the job for at least another 90 days,...
Florida Store Owner Who Faked Death for Insurance Gets Sentence Commuted January 14, 2025 Floridians may remember the strange case of Jacksonville businessman Jose Lantigua, who faked his own death in 2013 in an...
With Waters and Mandates Rising, HoneyQuote Adds Flood Insurance Price Tool January 14, 2025 By William Rabb As more policyholders with Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance are statutorily required to purchase flood insurance, another insurance rate-quoting service has...