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May 31– May 31– The Republican-led N.C. The issue has been hotly debated and rekindled long-held animus among diehard conservatives over the Affordable Care Act, driven by lingering opposition– and in some cases downright resentment– of former President Barack Obama. But the law was altered following lawsuits and a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision that made the…

May 31– May 31– Police know exactly what caused a fatal crash in a rural part of Wyoming County last weekend: A driver they said was drunk and underage blew through an intersection and slammed into a minivan carrying nine people, killing three of them. You have a better chance if something happens, “said Donald G. O’Geen, Wyoming County district attorney.

Thursday night, one day after receiving the governor’s request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration, the White House announced that President Donald Trump has signed the emergency declaration for the 16 Arkansas counties affected by the flooding. An excerpt from the White House release states:. The President’s action authorizes the Department of…

May 31– May 31– After years of criticism from patients and hospitals, Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at fixing a slew of problems within the state’s Medicaid system. Illinois residents on Medicaid– a state and federally funded health insurance program that serves the poor and disabled– have complained of trouble enrolling and staying in the…

May 31– May 31– The official hurricane season starts Saturday, June 1. With FEMA responding to more than 50 disasters nationwide, emergency managers are recommending people have enough supplies to survive five to seven days without help. “The past two hurricane seasons stand as a stark reminder of the need to be prepared and all of the effort to be prepared begins…

TAMKO Building Products donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross of Southern Missouri on Friday to assist with disaster relief operations in Jasper, Newton and Barton counties. “It’s really fabulous what you guys do, and it’s a good time to help,” said David Humphreys, president and CEO of TAMKO Building Products, during Friday’s check presentation.

A former police officer in federal prison for his role in the shooting of unarmed civilians following Hurricane Katrina is asking for an earlier release. Robert Faulcon’s request was filed Friday at U.S. District Court in New Orleans.

Democratic Senate President Dominick Ruggerio sponsored the measure, which passed his chamber on Thursday and now advances to the House. Senate spokesman Greg Paré says the issue came to Ruggerio’s attention because a nurse who got a naloxone prescription was denied life insurance in Rhode Island. The bill says no life insurance company in Rhode Island can…

May 31– May 31– A Rocky Hill woman was arrested Friday and charged with conspiring with her son and daughter-in-law to cheat the government out of more than $50,000 by billing a Medicaid program for care that was never provided to a disabled relative, a Chief State’s Attorney’s spokesman said. Georgina Felix, 65, of Walnut Street was charged with first-degree…

But the first time, President Trump killed it in the Senate because he said he didn’t want more aid going to Puerto Rico. Rather than call the House back, Democrats tried to pass the Senate version by unanimous consent. John Rose of Tennessee stood in the way, complaining that the nation is too deep in debt to simply pass a measure that got 85 votes in the Senate and was…

Albany, NY—- 05/31/2019– The expanding database of Market Research Reports Search Engine has been recently updated by the addition of a new study which is titled as ” Usage based Insurance Market- key Insights Based on Product Type, End-use and Regional Demand Till 2027″. All these factors are analyzed across key regions of Latin America, North America, Europe, Middle…

A state statute says insurance companies may reduce premiums for drivers age 55 and older if they successfully complete a motor vehicle accident prevention course approved by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles such as the course being offered by the Alliance. All attendees who are residents of an Alliance member community will enjoy a…

May 31– May 31– To determine whether people who lost property in Monday’s record-setting tornadoes– especially the uninsured– are eligible for government assistance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will survey the damage in 10 counties, including Greene and Montgomery counties, among the hardest-hit in a Memorial-Day outbreak ending in 20…

May 31– May 31– Three and a half months after Springer Opera House employees came to work one morning to find the basement flooded with more than 40 inches of water, things are nearly back to normal at the 148- year-old theater. The cost of all of the repairs has reached about $2 million so far and is expected to rise. While that system and a temporary portable…

May 31– May 31– Hazy skies Friday in Chicago were the result of smoke from wildfires in Canada, the National Weather Service reports, according to the National Weather Service. The dust and other particles go into the atmosphere and travel south and east in upper-level winds, according to Amy Seeley, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Chicago office.

May 31– May 31– Houma- Thibodaux residents and the other 5 million Americans who depend on the nation’s flood insurance program have gotten used to Congress playing games with it. And as the Army Corps of Engineers plans to unleash the power of the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya Basin to relieve pressure on levees that protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans.