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May 29– SOUTH BEND– If there was an epicenter of the floods that hit Michiana earlier this year, it might have been the corner of Marquette and Angela boulevards in the Northshore Triangle neighborhood. There, Michael Hepner said his home was among the first to flood, a day earlier than his neighbors to the south and southeast, in a neighborhood that was hit hardest in…

May 29– After Wisconsin’s largest group helping people sign up for health insurance faced a 42 percent cut in federal funding last year, Dane County and the City of Madison contributed $107,000 to maintain local enrollment efforts. Janel Heinrich, director of Public Health Madison and Dane County, said the health department is seeking a “larger community…

May 29– After Wisconsin’s largest group helping people sign up for health insurance faced a 42 percent cut in federal funding last year, Dane County and the City of Madison contributed $107,000 to maintain local enrollment efforts. Janel Heinrich, director of Public Health Madison and Dane County, said the health department is seeking a “larger community…

–CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and delivery of high quality, cost-effective pharmaceutical products and innovative therapeutics to patients in the U.S., China and throughout the world, announces it will present at the BIO International Convention, June 4-7, 2018 in Boston, MA.. CASI Pharmaceuticals is a…

Molina Healthcare, Inc. announced today that it has elected Richard Zoretic as a new independent director to join its Board of Directors, effective August 1 st, 2018.. Molina Healthcare, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, provides managed health care services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces.

Hurricane season begins June 1, and American Integrity Insurance Company, a premier Florida- based insurance provider, is dedicated to ensuring that Floridians are fully prepared before the next hurricane strikes. “Last year we saw record rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, severe power outages due to Hurricane Maria, and the longest-lasting hurricane ever…

May 29– Subtropical Storm Alberto knocked out power for more than 400 customers in Walton County on Memorial Day, and officials there and in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties on late Monday afternoon continued to warn people to stay out of the Gulf because of storm-caused rip currents. Alberto dumped about 3 to 5 inches of rain over a six-hour period on east…

The insurance industry lost 3,800 jobs in April according to preliminary numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Economic Situation report released on Friday, May 4, 2018. “Between gains and losses, the insurance industry has only added 19,200 jobs over the past 12 months,” said Jay Rollins, owner of the insurance employment website…

–Almost half of today’s workers and retirees believe that future generations of retirees will be worse off than those currently in retirement, according to findings from new global research released today. The New Social Contract: A Blueprint for Retirement in the 21 st Century is based on a 2018 survey of 16,000 workers and retirees in 15 countries spanning…

Newline Group today announced that it has selected Cologne to be Newline Insurance Company Limited’ s European Union insurance hub. “Cologne is a natural choice for us, given our existing presence and the support we have from the local market,” said Carl Overy, CEO of Newline Group.“ This new platform will enable us to provide seamless and continuous service in the…

“We are trying to stretch every dollar,” said Lauren Young, business manager for Dale’s Southlake Pharmacy and Colee’s Community Pharmacy in Decatur and Colee’s Corner Drugs in Forsyth. Andy Manar, D- Bunker Hill, is chief Senate sponsor of House Bill 3479, which passed the House with the support of State Reps. Dan Brady, R- Bloomington, and Bill Mitchell, R- Forsyth, and…

May 29– AMERICAN CANYON– The Fire Protection district will recognize its Firefighter of the Year and a decade of service for another two a 6:30 p.m. meeting of the City Council and the Fire Prevention District Board, on Tuesday. –A presentation by the American Canyon Professional Firefighter Association and the IAFF Local 1186 to the Boys and Girls Club.

May 28– The Salida Fire Protection District intends to bill the insurance of the people it helps, including when its firefighters respond to car crashes and house fires, though it will not bill for emergency medical calls. This comes as the Modesto Fire Department and the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District look to bill for some services as many…

May 29– Baltimore County officials toured Catonsville and Oella on Monday to survey the damage from Sunday’s floods. Don Mohler, who has been appointed the next county executive, said the county suffered isolated damage and flooding, primarily in Catonsville and Oella near Ellicott City. Dundalk, on the southeastern side of the county, also suffered heavy rains.

In one recent poll, a majority of doctors expressed at least some level of support for a government takeover of the U.S. health care system. In March, Bob Doherty, an executive with the American College of Physicians, wrote that “more and more ACP members are advocating that the College come out strongly in favor of single-payer health care, and not just in so-called…

During his time in Vietnam, Fulmer would fight North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops during the Tet Offensive and unknowingly share quarters with an officer who was accused of orchestrating the My Lai massacre. Though he now lives in Fort Smith, Fulmer grew up in Arkadelphia prior to the war. Fulmer would be restationed several times before being stationed near…