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17 11, 2020

Michigan Governor Says She Has Authority for Virus Stay-Home Order

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on Nov. 16 she has the authority to issue a second stay-at-home order to curb the spiking coronavirus if necessary and called a comment by an adviser to President Donald Trump urging people to “rise …

17 11, 2020

Texas Issues Call to Insurance Companies for 2019 North Texas Storm Data

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The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a call to insurers licensed to write property/casualty insurance in Texas, including surplus lines and farm mutual insurers for the collection of data about a 2019 storm in North Texas. Reporting is required …

17 11, 2020

Nurses in North Dakota Worry About Working with Sick Colleagues

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Like many medical workers around the world, the coronavirus pandemic is a burden that Fargo emergency room nurse Adam Johnston can’t escape. The grim reality follows him everywhere: at work, where people die every shift; at the grocery store, where …

16 11, 2020

6 Louisiana Parishes Named Disaster Areas: USDA

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The federal government has designated six Louisiana parishes as contiguous natural disaster areas resulting from excessive rain and flooding, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said. The weather occurred April 1 through June 30, Strain said in a news …

16 11, 2020

Oklahoma Ice Storm Damage Up to $27M; Disaster Declaration Requested

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has requested a federal major disaster declaration from last month’s ice storm that caused an estimated $27 million in damages in 13 central Oklahoma counties. Stitt said in a press release that additional counties could be …

16 11, 2020

Labor, Civil Rights Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Iowa Failed to Protect Workers

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Eight Iowa labor and civil rights groups have filed a federal complaint alleging the state has failed to protect workers in meatpacking, dairy, construction, transportation, health care facilities, nursing homes and other industries. The complaint filed with the federal Occupational …

13 11, 2020

25K Virus-Linked Claims Filed with Texas Workers’ Comp Carriers Through June 30

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As of Sept. 27, workers’ compensation insurance carriers in Texas had reported more than 25,000 COVID-19 claims and 103 fatalities to the state’s regulators. The numbers cover virus-related claims reported to insurers through June 30, 2020. A report released by …

13 11, 2020

Vertafore Reveals Potential Breach of Texas Driver Information

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Denver, Colo.-based insurance information technology company, Vertafore Inc., says a potential breach has occurred of data involving information about anyone who was issued a driver’s license in Texas prior to February 2019. The company reported to the Texas Department of …

13 11, 2020

28 Election Employees in 1 Missouri County Test Positive for Virus

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Twenty-eight employees of the election board in one of Missouri’s largest counties have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent weeks, and a director believes they most likely got infected from voters, though local health officials aren’t convinced. The Jackson …

12 11, 2020

Bridge Linking Ohio, Kentucky Closed by Fiery Crash

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A fiery crash on a bridge linking Ohio and Kentucky could force the span to remain closed for days as officials tried to determine the amount of damage to the bridge that serves as a crucial link for interstate commerce, …