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Texas Governor Abbott Signs Bill Inspired by DOGE
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed the first law of this year’s legislative session, a bill creating a new regulation-cutting agency inspired by Elon Musk’s federal Department of Government Efficiency. “Texas can have our own DOGE,” Abbott said Wednesday. “What …
Read More Ohio Attorney General to Certify Proposed Ban on Police Immunity
Prompted by a stinging defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Tuesday said he was putting aside his objections and allowing a proposed constitutional amendment that would end qualified immunity for police and other …
Read More Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 3% During Q1, but US Casualty Bucks the Trend
Global commercial insurance rates fell 3%, on average, in the first quarter of 2025 following a 2% decline in Q4 2024, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published quarterly by insurance broker Marsh. The Q1 2024 average commercial rate …
Read More US Officials Mull Easing Tariffs Targeting the Auto Industry
The Trump administration is considering whether to reduce certain tariffs targeting the auto industry that carmaker executives have warned would deal a severe blow to profits and jobs. One measure would spare automobiles and parts already subject to tariffs from …
Read More Baltimore City School District Reports Cyber Incident
Baltimore City public school officials are dealing with a cybersecurity incident that occurred on February 13. Officials said that criminal actors appear to have gained unauthorized access to documents with information belonging to some current and former employees who completed …
Read More Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead With Tech Probes
Apple was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech. The EU fines could …
Read More After FSU Shooting, Students Call on Lawmakers to Block Lower Gun-Buying Age
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University urged state legislators Tuesday to block an effort to reverse a law passed after the 2018 Parkland school shooting that raised the state’s gun-buying age …
Read More Lilly Sues 4 Compounders Over Copies of Weight-Loss Drugs
Eli Lilly said Wednesday it had sued four compounders for selling unapproved products containing tirzepatide, after a U.S. judge last month blocked pharmacies from making copies of its weight-loss and diabetes medicines. Compounders were, until recently, allowed to produce copies …
Read More Insurance Groups Celebrate Signing of Georgia Tort Reform Laws
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s political organization took to social media to tout his success in limiting lawsuits in a way Georgians could understand. “Thank you” its ad proclaimed, with the words blocked in the yellow-and-black all-caps style …
Read More Update on New Jersey Wildfire: 50% Contained; 13,250 Acres Burned
New Jersey firefighters reported Wednesday night that the Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County has been 50% contained after burning 13,250 acres. About 12 structures are currently under threat, down from 20 on Wednesday, according to the New Jersey Forest …
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