With data center construction fueling demand for some manufactured goods, overall business activity increased moderately over the past month and a half, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reported on Wednesday. But with prices of fuel and other petroleum products remaining high, costs are continuing to rise and consumers find themselves with less money…
Mississippi had one of the nation’ s largest declines in the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange enrollment based on early 2026 numbers, meaning that it has become even more difficult for the state’ s working poor to garner medical care. But in Mississippi, Medicaid expansion is not an option. Mississippi had the second-highest increase in exchange…
A new national poll shows that 94% of Americans believe it is important for the President and Congress to take action to lower health care costs.
–Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says he is offended by a state lawmaker’ s suggestion that Giannoulias championed auto insurance regulations for political reasons. Jeff Keicher, R- Sycamore, argued that Giannoulias championed the legislation to help further his own aspirations. The Center Square asked the secretary about Keicher’ s remarks.
Colorado is one of a handful of states with a review board for drug prices and one of only four with a board empowered to set upper limits on what state agencies, insurers and other purchasers may pay or be reimbursed for certain high-cost drugs dispensed to patients in the state. In fall 2025, the Colorado board capped Enbrel, an immunosuppressant drug made by…
The following information was released by Alabama Senator Katie Boyd Britt:. She discussed the promising increase in business investment seen in Alabama and around the country, as well as the need for the Federal Reserve to prioritize updating key tailoring frameworks to provide for regulatory certainty. In her first line of questioning, Senator Britt…
Global Rating Authority has authenticated and graded the rare 2025 Topps Aaron Judge All Kings 1/1, awarding it a GRA 9 Mint. GRA created a permanent certification record documenting the card’s identity, condition, high-resolution imagery, and unique 1/1 status—providing collectors, insurers, and future owners with greater transparency, traceability, and confidence.
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B+, a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb-” and a Philippines National Scale Rating of aa.PH to MAAGAP Insurance Inc.. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect MAAGAP’ s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strong, as well as its adequate operating performance,…
It's a heightened concern for the estimated million-plus farmworkers who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, as new work requirements kick in for the federal-state healthcare program that serves low-income and disabled Americans. "Having a work requirement— having to create more paperwork and more proof— is certainly extremely challenging for…
Colorado is one of a handful of states with a review board for drug prices and one of only four with a board empowered to set upper limits on what state agencies, insurers and other purchasers may pay or be reimbursed for certain high-cost drugs dispensed to patients in the state. In fall 2025, the Colorado board capped Enbrel, an immunosuppressant drug made by…
PENNSYLVANIA New federal data confirms what healthcare experts have been warning of: 5 million Americans have lost their health insurance after Donald Trump and congressional Republicans chose to let health insurance premiums skyrocket a decision Stacy Garrity believes was "absolutely the right thing to do." "Stacy Garrity cheered on her MAGA allies'…
Hancock Whitney Corporation, has received regulatory approval or confirmation of non-objection from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance to complete its previously announced proposed acquisition of OFB Bancshares, Inc., parent…
