Last Updated: March 27, 2018 08:49 GMT. The crowd swelled from a few hundred people to several thousand filling a central square in the city, where President Vladimir Putin traveled early on March 27 and promised to punish the guilty in his first public comments on the disaster. His remarks contrasted with condolences that poured in from around the world,…
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The House Education Committee voted today 7-6 to approve a bill led by House Education Committee Chairwoman Brittany Pettersen and Assistant Majority Leader Alec Garnett, to make sure state incentives for college savings accounts are used for their intended purpose- college savings. The federal tax bill, which is a giveaway to irresponsible corporations…
New Jersey’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program- together known as NJ FamilyCare- provide health care coverage to more than 1.7 million New Jerseyans, including more than 800,000 children. “Building a stronger and fairer New Jersey for all residents includes ensuring that we are continually improving our Medicaid program to give New Jersey…
The Maine House of Representatives on Thursday overrode Governor Lepage’s veto of legislation submitted by Rep. Joyce “Jay” McCreight, D- Harpswell, which would codify essential preventative health care coverage in Maine law. The bill ensures that these services continue to be covered in Maine regardless of potential changes at the federal level.
March 27– POTTSVILLE– Smoke alarms save lives and help firefighters when installed throughout a residence. Pottsville Fire Chief James E. Misstishin Sr. said a working smoke alarm is the cheapest insurance one can have. He talked about a fatal house fire on Mother’s Day 2013 in Pottsville that claimed the lives of four children and two adults.
–Constantine Cannon LLP announced today that two of its whistleblower clients will receive more than $1.13 million to settle their claims for whistleblower awards for information they provided to the U.S. government in its criminal case against Takata, the now-bankrupt maker of defective airbags which exploded and claimed the lives of 22 people and set off…
Deficits are projected to exceed $1.2 billion this year and top $2 billion each year to come. Congress has delayed but not derailed billions of dollars in coming Obamacare cuts to federal aid used to care for uninsured patients. What Health+ Hospitals needs, stat, is an aggressive strategy to transform a system that remains more or less the network created in…
March 27– With severe storm season picking up on the South Plains, the National Weather Service and area insurance representatives are urging area residents to be prepared. Although it’s been a dry first few months of 2018, storms and rain chances are building this week, with Monday seeing thunderstorms on the Rolling Plains east of the Caprock and a 60 percent…
–Swyfft, the fast-growing home insurance insurtech, today announced its plans to expand into New York and Florida. The company aims to be operating in New York in the next few weeks and Florida by June. In fact, founders, Sean Maher and Richard Trezza, estimate that almost half of homeowners could save 10-20% per year with Swyfft.
–Levinson Axelrod Attorney Kathleen DiGiovanni recently secured a $2.5 million jury verdict in an underinsured motorist case against Allstate on behalf of a car crash victim who suffered serious injuries when his vehicle sustained two impacts on the New Jersey Turnpike. According to court documents, the case stemmed from an initial collision that…
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2018/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America today unveiled new advertisements as part of its “Let’s Talk About Cost” campaign highlighting how the use of copay accumulator programs by insurance companies and other middlemen could result in patients facing thousands of dollars in…
Today, DuPont Nutrition& Health and Inbiose NV celebrated regulatory approval of their first human milk oligosaccharide ingredient for infant formula in the European market. Wim Soetaert, Inbiose executive chairman. “The substantial equivalence dossier for 2′- FL received EU Novel Food approval in December 2017,” said Paul Tenning, regulatory affairs manager,…
“It was black as sin,” said Anton, a North Mankato resident who was living near St. Peter on March 29, 1998. Minutes later, a tornado with winds up to 175 mph ripped through St. Peter, carving a path of destruction that forever changed the face of this scenic river town about 70 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. Two people died and more than three dozen were injured in the…
March 27– A federal lawsuit filed Friday by a Pennsylvania insurance company claims that a fire that extensively damaged the Springfield Shooting Center last year was intentionally set by owners John and Kathryn Jackson, or their representatives. In laying out its argument as to why the Tokio Marine Specialty Insurance Company did not have to cover the…
As an estate-planning attorney, Jay H. Turner III, Esq. is constantly surprised at the number of people who die without even having a simple will in place. He writes ” A Simple Will for Dying Well: How to Handwrite Your Own Will without Witnesses, Notaries, or Lawyers” to allow many of those people to remedy that, in most cases, without the need for hiring an attorney, or…
CHICAGO, March 27, 2018/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– Stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease may be an obstacle for individuals to seek information about their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and to participate in clinical studies that discover potential therapies. The survey results are published in Alzheimer’s& Dementia: The Journal of the…
March 27– Dozens of Connecticut residents with failing foundations arrived at the Capitol on Monday to make the case for more financial assistance to be made available to homeowners. “I eat, sleep and breathe this crisis and I have been for the last two and a half years,” homeowner and Willington resident Tim Heim said Monday. “Insurance companies in Connecticut…
After 20 years of torpor, key parts of Japan’s technology industry have been woken up by the rise of China, competition from Asian emerging markets, an ageing population and sagging productivity. Japan’s leading companies in many of these sectors have a strong presence in overseas markets: Toyota, Fanuc, Keyence, Panasonic, Sony and Softbank typically sit on top…
New York, NY—- 03/26/2018– Japan Tech. After 20 years of torpor, key parts of Japan’s technology industry have been woken up by the rise of China, competition from Asian emerging markets, an ageing population and sagging productivity. This report researches the state and thrust of Japan’s leading technology companies over the next five years and what it implies for…
