Senator Says DOT Timetable on Rail Tanker Rules Taking too Long January 17, 2014 By HENRY C. JACKSON Sen. John Hoeven says the Department of Transportation needs to speed up its timeline for finalizing new rules on the...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Files Bill to Fund School Storm Shelters January 17, 2014 An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed legislation that would ask voters to decide whether to fund storm shelters in public schools....
Secret Benefactor Aiding Louisiana Parish in Gustav Claims Fight January 17, 2014 A financial institution is paying lawyers $700 per hour to help Louisiana’s Livingston Parish fight the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...
University of Florida Aims to Build Football Helmet of the Future January 17, 2014 By JEFF SCHWEERS, The Gainesville Sun In a ground floor lab of the New Engineering Building at the University of Florida, radiologist Keith Peters and mechanical...
Report Ranks Top Global Risks in 2014 January 17, 2014 The chronic gap between the incomes of the richest and poorest citizens is seen as the risk that is most...
Sioux City Officials Cut Traffic Camera Funding January 17, 2014 Sioux City, Iowa, officials are cutting $4 million in traffic camera funding from the city’s budget, under the assumption the...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Releases Questionable Emails to Attorney January 17, 2014 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced it has released to a litigator what it calls “potentially offensive” emails as...
Even Very Low BAC Levels Associated With Causing Car Crashes January 17, 2014 Even “minimally buzzed” drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes than the sober drivers they collide with,...
Chicago Archdiocese Will Release Sex Abuse Files January 17, 2014 By TAMMY WEBBER and JASON KEYSER The Archdiocese of Chicago on Wednesday will hand over thousands of pages documenting clergy sex abuse allegations to victims’ attorneys...
Few Citations After New Illinois Cellphone Ban Goes Into Effect January 17, 2014 Illinois police departments say officers are using discretion about whether to cite drivers who are breaking the state’s new ban...