Midwest News A Community Ponders Role of Drugmakers in Opioid Struggle JACKSON, Ohio — The numbers are staggering: An average yearly total of 107 opioid pills per resident were distributed over... Read More
Road to Recovery Fraud Alleged After Carrier Included Case Management Fees in Subrogation Lien: Viewpoint In addition to paying for medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages resulting from a... Read More
News Valen Analytics, Drone Base and CNA Pitch Products Valen Analytics Predicts Comp Risks with no Loss History Workers’ compensation carriers can now accurately score a policy even where... Read More
Texas / South Central News Kinder Morgan Pipeline Faces Opposition in Texas A Kinder Morgan Inc.-led natural gas conduit is getting blowback in a place that’s so far been a refuge for... Read More
News Nuclear Industry Push for Reduced Oversight Gaining Traction WASHINGTON — Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants’ defenses against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for... Read More
News Apparent Decline in Overdose Deaths Reverses Long-Running Trend NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers... Read More
News Heat Wave Broils Eastern, Central U.S., Utilities Poised for Demand NEW YORK — A massive heat wave that has enveloped the U.S. Midwest pushed into the Northeast on Friday, ushering... Read More
News Trump EPA Allows Use of Controversial Pesticide The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been... Read More
West News California Cities Ask Newsom to Remove Hurdles for PG&E Assets A new California law, a win for Governor Gavin Newsom, is intended to help utilities cover wildfire liabilities. But it’s... Read More
International News Boeing to Take $4.9 Billion Charge on 737 Max Fallout Boeing Co. said it would report a $4.9 billion accounting charge related to its beleaguered 737 Max jetliner, and downplayed... Read More