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10 03, 2023

Texas Gas Market Gets New Calls for Transparency Two Years After Winter Storm Uri

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Texas’s notoriously opaque natural gas market is getting fresh calls for transparency and oversight, two years after the 2021 winter storm that left millions in the dark and more than 200 dead. Texas Representative John Bryant, a Democrat, is planning …

10 03, 2023

5 Bodies Found in Rubble of Vacant House After Fire in Ohio

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Crews found the bodies of five people after a fire destroyed a house that had been vacant for years and recently had been home to about a dozen squatters, fire officials said. Dayton Fire Chief Jeff …

10 03, 2023

Jury: UPS Must Pay $75M to Missouri Family Hit by Truck

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LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) – A jury found UPS Inc. must pay a Missouri family $75 million, after a company driver with a known history of drug abuse collided with a pregnant woman’s car, causing her baby to be born with …

10 03, 2023

Arkansas Lawmakers Send Governor Trans Care Malpractice Bill

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas House sent the GOP governor a bill Wednesday to make it easier to sue doctors who provide gender-affirming treatment to minors, moving to effectively reinstate the state’s blocked ban on such care. The …

10 03, 2023

Arkansas Tyson Workers Sue Over Lack of COVID Precautions

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Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the COVID pandemic. In the lawsuit, filed in …

10 03, 2023

Gun Dealer Sued by Kansas City Reaches $150K Settlement

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold illegally. Kansas …

10 03, 2023

People Moves: Valley Insurance Hires Weis as Personal Lines Coach; Ryan Specialty Promotes VanAcker to EVP

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Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Weis as Personal Lines Coach Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA) recently hired Brett Weis as personal lines coach. Weis will work with the VIAA’s development team and coach new and existing team members on best …

10 03, 2023

ALKEME Acquires Texas’ NAPA Insurance Center

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ALKEME announced the acquisition of the NAPA Insurance Center, an Austin, Texas- based insurance agency that provides health and P&C Insurance to NAPA’s independently owned Auto Part Stores and Auto Care Centers nationally. Founded over 30 years ago, the NAPA …

13 03, 2023

People Moves: Venbrook in California Names Sherman EVP of Business Development

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Venbrook Group, LLC, based in Woodland Hills, California, promoted Brenda Sherman to executive vice president of business development and strategic alliances. A Venbrook executive since 2015, Sherman has more than 30 years of industry experience across both the carrier and …

13 03, 2023

Maryland Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Time Limit on Sex Abuse Civil Suits

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A key panel of Maryland lawmakers on Friday advanced a measure that would end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against public and private institutions related to child sexual abuse. The Maryland Senate Judicial …