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By the end of next week, they want to have the proposal in the hands of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R- Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D- NY. “What we’re trying to do is not just see whether Sen. Murray and I can agree, but whether the two of us can find a significant number of Democrats and Republicans who can agree on a limited, bipartisan proposal…

Sept. 29– Optima Health president and CEO Michael Dudley will retire at the end of the year, and his successor will be an executive from a competing insurance company. The Sentara-affiliated health insurance company made the announcement Friday in a news release, saying Anthem executive Dennis Matheis will succeed Dudley. Matheis has been with Anthem for 13…

Sept. 29– INDIAN RIVER COUNTY– Hurricane Irma spared the school district catastrophic damage, yet the costs of weathering the storm continue to mount. But before the district tallies how much Irma, and operating evacuation shelters in schools, will run, School Board members are concerned about nearly $2 million the federal government still owes from previous…

Sept. 29– FORT LAUDERDALE– Patriot National Inc., an insurance industry services provider based in Fort Lauderdale, on Friday announced that it is subject to suspension and delisting by the New York Stock Exchange. In a news release on Friday, the company said it received notice from the NYSE on Sept. 25 that it was not in compliance with the exchange’s continued…

Sept. 29– Westmoreland County’s volunteer fire departments anticipate adding up to 300 future first responders to their rolls as a $4.3 million federal grant helps the region recruit and equip volunteer firefighters. The grant through FEMA’s “Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response,” or SAFER program, will include a mix of retention incentives for…

Sept. 29– The conditional hire of a former Victorville City Councilman to serve as a part-time special projects coordinator on an ambitious transportation project has stirred a range of reactions, from endorsement to caution to outright protest. “I’m averse to anything that would bring controversy,” said Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino County 5th District…

Sept. 29– MANKATO– As federal and state support slips, Mankato and North Mankato will have to tackle more large-scale issues either on their own or with local collaboration. Mankato and North Mankato officials say they’ve been able to reduce debt over the past few years, but each city is concerned with mounting concerns on everything from affordable housing to…

Sept. 29– MANKATO– Minnesota clinics serving the uninsured and underinsured are facing a spell in funding limbo if federal legislators don’t approve essential health care programs ahead of a Saturday deadline. Congress’ dogged focus on repealing the Affordable Care Act in recent months is expected to spill action on the funding into October.

Locally, in Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, four insurers are offering individual coverage in a qualified health plan on the exchange: BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Fidelis Care New York, Independent Health and Univera Healthcare. Three companies are selling small-business insurance coverage through the exchange…

President Donald Trump, who carried Florida by 1.2 percent in 2016, visited Florida four days after Irma’s landfall and used the occasion to praise Scott’s handling of the storm and publicly urge him to run for Senate against Nelson next year. “The expectation is that more people will come here” from Puerto Rico, says University of Florida political science…

WASHINGTON— Be wary of anyone who purports to understand the deep meaning of President Trump’ s decision to side with the Democrats on short-term budget issues. He had the opportunity to put Democrats in a tight spot. He could have linked these Democratic-friendly ideas with an early call for tax cuts as part of tax reform, which would have made Republicans happy,…

Sept. 25– Madhu Beriwal has been preparing for major disasters for more than three decades. She spent several years working in Louisiana state government, where she focused on floodplain management and hurricane evacuations in the New Orleans area. Are hurricanes Harvey and Irma an aberration, or are they part of a bigger trend of more severe weather and natural…

Sept. 29– Cullman County employees and retirees alike should be happy with the 2018 budget approved by the county commission Thursday, with each group getting raises. The lump sum payments, totaling $88,988, will be paid out in December in separate checks, said Judy Bradford, human resources director. Chairman Kenneth Walker said the budget will be published on…

Greg Abbott on Friday gave $50 million in state funds to the city of Houston for Hurricane Harvey cleanup following criticism over his assertions that the Democratic mayor already had “all the money he needs.” Abbott, a Republican whose political career began in Houston, handed a check to Mayor Sylvester Turner with hopes of easing tensions between them over the…

Sept. 29– WASHINGTON– As the Senate’s last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act with only Republican votes skidded to an unceremonious end Tuesday, staff for Alaska’s lawmakers were still running the numbers. But the broader outlines of the legislation, and concessions won for Alaska, could direct the path of future legislation, according to the…

Sept. 29– Oklahoma City officials on Friday announced that Richard A. Kelley has been hired to lead the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Bryant was appointed by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Fire Administration. “Chief Kelley has earned his new position with his leadership and dedication throughout his 26 years of service as a City of Oklahoma City…

As the nation’ s largest writer of flood insurance policies, Wright Flood alerts policyholders and claimants that the National Flood Insurance Program is sufficiently funded to continue assisting all insured survivors of the recent storms. FEMA has borrowed from the US Treasury and continues to work with all WYO companies to pay claims as quickly as…

The securities litigation law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. securities during the period between August 2, 2017 and September 11, 2017, inclusive.