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U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R- Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R- Miss., and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo, R- Miss., and Michael Guest, R- Miss., today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves's request for a Pre-Landfall Disaster Declaration in advance of Hurricane Zeta. In their letter, the lawmakers note that…

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release:. An insurer is not obligated to cover expenses resulting from an employee's use of medical cannabis while recovering from a job-related injury, according to a decision by Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. State courts have issued inconsistent verdicts on…

Jim Justice said during his stop at Bluefield State College Thursday he is confident of winning Tuesday's election, but expressed concern about whether Pres. Donald Trump will be reelected. Justice said every candidate has to run to the finish line in an election, but he is going to win by a “landslide.”

ASIC has secured $10 million in remediation from Allianz Australia Insurance Limited and AWP Australia Pty Ltd trading as Allianz Global Assistance for travel insurance potentially mis-sold to around 31,500 consumers through Allianz's own website and those of its distribution partners, including Expedia. Allianz distributes travel insurance…

The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Oct. 29 by Coal Campaign Deputy Director Elizabeth Katt:. This morning Alliant Energy announced that by the end of 2022, the utility plans to retire the last 275 MW power generating unit at its Lansing coal plant near Lansing, Iowa, and will invest in 400 MW of solar generation by the end of 2023, and up to 100 MW of…

The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release:. The New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York State Department of Health today announced 25 members of New York's Health Care Administrative Simplification Workgroup. The workgroup will issue a report to the Superintendent, Commissioner of…

Andrew Cuomo, D- New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 29:. “New York has done more than any state to expand access to healthcare and make high-quality insurance available to everyone,” Governor Cuomo said. NY State of Health, together with the State Department of Financial Services and New York State insurers, launched a Special Enrollment Period in…

The Congressional Research Service issued the following report entitled “Federal Wildfire Management: Ten-Year Funding Trends and Issues”. The federal agencies responsible for wildfire management include the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. Wildfire management funding for DOI is provided to the Office…

WACO, Texas, Oct. 30– Baylor University issued the following news on Oct. 29:. Baylor University today announced a $2 million gift commitment from The DeBakey Medical Foundation of Houston that will create The Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Selma DeBakey and Lois DeBakey Chair for Medical Humanities within the Baylor College of Arts& Sciences. “Baylor University is blessed…

People who do not get insurance through a job or through programs like Medicare or Medicaid, Tri-Care and the VA, can compare insurance plans, and buy a plan on Healthcare.gov. Out of about 51,000 New Hampshire residents who have insurance through a Healthcare.gov plan, about 30,000 get a tax credit to help with the cost, said David Sky, the state insurance…

The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation issued the following news release:. The South Dakota Division of Insurance reminds consumers the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period for 2021 coverage runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2020, for consumers with individual policies. Avera Health Plans and Sanford Health Plan are approved by the Division to…

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 30– The University of Mississippi issued the following news release:. A University of Mississippi sociology professor and administrator is part of a multidisciplinary research team that has been awarded the National Excellence in Multistate Research Award from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the U.S….

As the U.S. Senate race closes, John James is on offense on healthcare, calling out Gary Peters for not understanding the unaffordable nature of the so-called “Affordable” Care Act. James wrote in The Detroit News today that the ACA is unaffordable for many in Michigan, “But Sen. Gary Peters wouldn't know that.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release on Oct. 29:. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency today announced it is extending the deadline for public comments on recommended improvements to the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program to December 21, 2020.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following bulletin on Oct. 29:. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration today…

In one of the most shocking moments of last night's debate, when pressed by Jon Ossoff on the harmful Republican agenda to strip away critical protections for Georgians with pre-existing conditions, Senator David Perdue proudly touted his record of voting against the landmark health care law that a clear majority of Georgians support, telling Georgians the…