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A retainer agreement between the Lawton Economic Development Authority and the Center for Economic Development Law prompted a question of whether LEDA is adequately insured. In the agreement, which extends from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Oklahoma City legal firm agrees "to maintain in force and effect a professional liability insurance policy"…

Louisiana may soon get a massive influx of money for a widely touted solution to ever-rising home insurance rates: Fortified roofs. State lawmakers appear poised to pass a bill that would add significantly more money to the grant program that gives Louisiana homeowners $10,000 each toward a new fortified roof. The cash would come from excess funds collected…

A top Kansas regulator who’ s running for governor is facing scrutiny over a deluge of campaign contributions that she received from interested parties in the weeks before a key regulatory decision— raising ethical questions about a potential influence campaign. Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt denies any connection between the more than $300,000…

Tim Walz allowed at least $9 billion go out to unvetted agencies and individuals with no accountability at all. Staying in the Midwest in neighboring Illinois, they have been hit with massive billions as well. There were 13 individuals charged in July 2025 "for schemes billing more than $1.83 billion to government programs and private insurers.

Betty, an 81- year-old widow, owns multiple properties worth $1 million, liquid assets, including stocks, bonds and cash worth $2 million, a a long-term care insurance policy for four years of care up to $126,000/ year. Betty could meet the income requirement even though her income is above the monthly allowable amount of $2.982 for a single person by establishment…

PacificSource Health Plans, one of Montana’ s three primary health insurance providers, will cease its Montana operations and exit the marketplace by the end of the year. The health insurance company has operated in Montana since 2012, providing individual, small and large group, ASO and Medicare Advantage health plans, and is contracted with more than 90% of…

CEDAR RAPIDS— A Cedar Rapids man is accused of theft and insurance fraud after investigators said he submitted life insurance claims for three children whose deaths could not be substantiated. Thompson Nagbe Jr., 37, made two fraudulent life insurance claims on policies he enrolled in through his employer, according to a Linn County criminal complaint.

The personal information of an estimated 132,000 Rhode Islanders was involved in a January cyberattack on Beacon Mutual Insurance, the Warwick- based workers' comp company revealed this week. Karen Greco, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Administration, told Rhode Island Current in an email Friday that the affected individuals included a few…

PacificSource Health Plans, one of Montana's three primary health insurance providers, will cease its Montana operations and exit the marketplace by the end of the year. "This includes exiting the individual market, as well as the state of Montana." According to information provided to the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, PacificSource…

For decades, female sterilization has been one of the most common forms of birth control in the U.S.: 11.5% of U.S. women, ages 15-49, use female sterilization as their primary contraceptive method– nearly identical to the pill. But the history of sterilization is also deeply entangled with coercion in the form of racial targeting, invalid consent and state…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. Thank you, Jens, and thank you to the European Central Bank for the opportunity to speak to you today.1 Like other central banks, the Federal Reserve is confronted with how to respond to the effects of the conflict in the Middle East, which has constrained supplies and raised prices for…

The Texas House Committee on Human Services gaveled in on May 5, 2026 to discuss Medicaid in Texas. The first time the phrase, "long been vigilant in efforts to protect" was not in regards to protecting the highest number and rate of uninsured children in Texas, but instead, "efforts to protect taxpayer dollars." The committee hearing revealed something many who…

–Kevin Warsh, an economist and former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, is now chair of the central bank, replacing longtime chair, Jerome Powell. Warsh was sworn in at the White House Friday with a large crowd in attendance after completing the confirmation process. "I expect he will go down as one of the truly great chairmen of the Federal Reserve…

Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano and Senator Bernie Moreno toured the Cleveland area today to highlight Working Families Tax Cuts Act provisions on no tax on car loan interest, no tax on overtime, and the enhanced deduction for seniors. "It's rewarding to visit Ohio and see first-hand how President Trump's Working Families…

WASHINGTON- Kevin Warsh was sworn in on Friday as the new head of the Federal Reserve, marking a new chapter after a strained relationship between the world's most powerful central bank and US President Donald Trump. Speaking after taking the oath of office at the White House, Warsh pledged to be "reform-oriented," saying he would carry out his duties with "energy…

When President Donald Trump tapped Kevin Warsh in January to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, the policy debate centered on when, not whether, interest rates would fall. Inflation is rising again, and the war with Iran has raised concerns that surging commodity prices could broaden out and morph into a more persistent problem. Officials at the…