“George Peters,” 27, of Puerto Rico, and co-conspirators Eligio Jimenez-Correa, 40, of Syracuse, and Orlando Gonzalez-Rivera, 26, of Syracuse, for their roles in an elaborate telephone extortion scheme that operated in Onondaga and other counties throughout New York. The investigation has identified over 55 victims of this scheme, not only in Onondaga County,…
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In the Matter of Kepley Moving and Storage, Inc., 510 N. Greensboro Street, Lexington, North Carolina 27292- Termination of Cargo Insurance Coverage. BY THE COMMISSION: The Commission has been advised by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles that they have received notification from National Indemnity Company, that your cargo insurance coverage will be…
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that state agencies will join with local agencies to staff a Disaster Assistance Center for those in Howard County impacted by the recent flooding emergency. Howard County opened the center at noon today at the Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services Ellicott City 50+ Center, located at 9401…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that construction is underway on a $130 million design-build project to reconstruct a section of State Route 878 between Rockaway Turnpike and Burnside Avenue in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County. More than 400,000 people rely on Nassau Expressway as an emergency evacuation route, which was utilized during…
Joyce Beatty, D- Ohio, issued the following news release:. In a letter, Ohio’s U.S. House Democratic Delegation urged Governor John Kasich to rescind employment and community engagement requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries. The letter was cosigned by Representatives Marcy Kaptur, Tim Ryan, Joyce Beatty and Marcia L. Fudge.
May 30– Taylor Harrison found creative refuge in the old Roberts Shoes building at the corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue. Now Harrison must plot her next move as a semitrailer truck on Tuesday backed a huge yellow barrier down Lake Street on Tuesday to prepare to demolish the fire-ravaged brick building. The building at 730-740 E. Lake St. was the home of…
“Even though we’re getting less payment for residential… our patients are actually staying with us much longer,” said Mark Mishek, the chief executive of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, in an interview. In 2014, Hazelden Foundation and the California- based Betty Ford Center joined in a merger that linked two of the biggest brands in addiction treatment, with…
May 29– BLOOMINGTON– Decatur City Manager Tim Gleason is one of three final candidates to take up the same position for the city of Bloomington. “I have been named a finalist for city manager in Bloomington. Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe said Gleason’s desire for the Bloomington is more for personal than professional reasons.
May 29– A Merced auto body shop is accused of fraud in several claims exceeding $27,500, according to state regulators. The state Department of Consumer Affairs announced Tuesday that FH& Sons Auto Body& Paint faces several accusations of insurance fraud against customers and insurance companies. During an investigation into FH& Sons’ business practices in…
May 29– Low-interest loans are still available to small businesses and nonprofit groups in designated counties in Florida and with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that were affected by 2017′ s Hurricane Irma. For businesses and nonprofits in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, the deadline for loan applications is June 11, according to the U.S. Small…
Lawmakers left a lot of other unfinished business in Augusta– including a tax conformity bill, which was a priority for Republicans, and funding to maintain wages for direct-care workers, a Democratic priority. Republicans also sought to roll back the state’s $10 an hour minimum wage, although numerous bills to do so failed in the Legislature.
May 30– WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.– West Columbia, S.C.. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division has two new tools that officials say will allow citizens to better ensure their safety during a disaster. “What we’re hoping is folks really do become their own emergency manager,” said Derrec Becker, a spokesperson for SCEMD.
May 29– A lawmaker says she sees “too many similarities” between Iowa’s Medicaid managed-care program and that of another state that’s had a troubled history. Pam Jochum, D- Dubuque, cited differing savings estimates by Iowa’s Department of Human Services, a recent auditor’s report in Kansas that said it couldn’t determine whether that state had seen any savings,…
May 29– King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, elected to three terms as a Republican, now says he’s a Democrat. The office of King County prosecutor was changed to be officially nonpartisan in a voter-approved county charter amendment in 2016. So Satterberg and Morris will appear on the ballot without any party affiliation. Trump won just 21 percent of King…
May 29– MILTON– The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners declared May 28 to June 1 Flood Safety Awareness Week. The BOCC and SRC Emergency Management plans chief Daniel Hahn offer these five key facts to know about flooding. If you live in Florida, you need to have flood insurance.
TAMPA, Fla., May 29, 2018/ PRNewswire/– WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Meridian Health Plan of Michigan, Inc., Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Inc., and MeridianRx, a pharmacy benefit manager, for $2.5 billion in cash. Meridian is one of the largest privately held, for-profit managed care…
–Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share of common stock, up $0.02 or 14.3% from the $0.14 per share quarterly dividend that the Company previously paid in the first and second quarters of 2018. About Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc..
–Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share of common stock, up $0.02 or 14.3% from the $0.14 per share quarterly dividend that the Company previously paid in the first and second quarters of 2018. About Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc..
George William “Bill” Snipes turned himself into the Muscogee County Jail on Sunday and was booked on multiple theft by taking charges, Columbus police Maj. Former clients claim that Bill Snipes settled cases involving automobile accidents without informing them, forged their signatures on settlement documents, and when the insurance company sent the…
