Alaska One of Few States to Allow Cannabis Lounges, but Pandemic Paused Plans June 23, 2021 By Becky Bohrer Regulators amid much fanfare in early 2020 approved two cannabis lounges in Alaska, making it one of the few states...
Oregon Considering Indefinite Mask Rules for Workers April 20, 2021 By Sara Cline As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction – and many residents...
California Surplus Lines Weathered Pandemic, Wildfires, Civil Unrest February 9, 2021 By Don Jergler In a year marred by a pandemic, massive Western U.S. wildfires, civil unrest, and a contentious election, California’s surplus lines...
Crisis Within a Crisis: How COVID-19 Is Driving the Opioid Epidemic October 13, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield While the current national health conversation has largely centered on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than 200,000...
COVID-19 a Growing Share of Shrinking Work Comp Claims in 2 States August 11, 2020 By Jim Sams COVID-19 has become a large chunk of a dwindling number of workers’ compensation claims in Florida and California, limited data...
Companies Risk Losing More Than 40% of Annual Profit on Supply Chain Shocks: McKinsey August 11, 2020 By Brendan Murray Companies risk losing more than 40% of annual profit once a decade in a world threatened by trade wars, cyber...
Report Holds Optimistic COVID-19 Recovery View of Cannabis Industry July 29, 2020 By Don Jergler A new report out examining how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the U.S. cannabis industry shows consumer purchasing spiked, dropped, then...
How Coronavirus Pandemic Has Disrupted Both Millennials and Boomers July 15, 2020 By Dan Sewell Millennials, are taking a big hit — again. And boomers are not OK, either. Sometimes at odds, America’s two largest...
Hawaii’s Quarantine is Reasonable During Pandemic, Judge Says July 6, 2020 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A U.S. judge will not stop Hawaii from enforcing a quarantine on arriving travelers, saying in a ruling that the...
‘G4’ Swine Flu Virus Is Not New, Does Not Easily Infect Humans: China July 6, 2020 SHANGHAI/BEIJING – China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of swine flu...