How Common Are Ransomware Attacks? Lawmakers Want to Find Out. November 30, 2021 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline After his local library had to shut down because of a ransomware attack, Indiana state Rep. Mike Karickhoff realized the...
N.M. Gas Stations Can Be Sued for Selling to Drunken Drivers August 3, 2021 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline Gas station retailers are reeling from a recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision that finds the stores can be held...
States Weigh Bans on Ransomware Payoffs July 27, 2021 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline As ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on police departments, school districts and city and county governments, some state legislators...
Bills to Block Mandatory Worker Vaccines Falter in the States: Stateline February 24, 2021 By Sophie Quinton Lawmakers in at least 23 states, often encouraged by vaccine skeptics, have proposed banning employers from requiring workers to get...
Another Use for Drones: Investigating Car Wrecks August 13, 2018 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline When police investigators tried to figure out what caused a multi-vehicle crash that killed an elderly woman in Morton, Illinois,...
Worried About Hackers, States Turn to Cyber Insurance November 13, 2017 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline As the threat from hackers and cybercriminals intensifies, a growing number of states are buying cyber insurance to protect themselves...
More States Adopt ‘Click It or Ticket’ Laws; Do They Work? May 1, 2017 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline In his 28 years with the Utah Highway Patrol, Lt. Lee Perry has seen a lot of carnage from crashes...
With Growth of the Gig Economy, States Rethink How Workers Get Benefits February 23, 2017 By Sophie Quinton As more and more Americans hold nontraditional jobs that don’t have benefits attached — think freelance graphic designers or Uber...
Is No-Fault Auto Insurance to Blame for High Rates, Fraud? September 13, 2016 A dozen states still use no-fault auto insurance to cover the medical expenses of crash victims. Michigan House members returned...