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Rhode Island City Seeks to Recoup Mill Fire Costs

Woonsocket is seeking reimbursement for part of the cost of fighting a massive fire that destroyed the historic Alice Mill building last week. The Woonsocket Call reports that the costs include $38,660 in overtime, primarily for the Fire Department, as …

Louisiana Bill Would Help Families of Murdered Investigators

A week after two unarmed Louisiana insurance fraud investigators were shot and killed while looking into a case, state lawmakers are working to give the investigators’ families some compensation. The Louisiana Senate unanimously agreed Wednesday to expand existing law to …

Oklahoma City Faces Trial Over Condemnation Procedure

Four years after its filing, a lawsuit accusing the city of Muskogee of depriving property owners of their rights without just compensation is set for trial. The Muskogee Phoenix reports the trial will begin Wednesday before Creek County District Judge …

Japan Nuclear Plant Evacuees Demand Compensation

Small business owners and laborers forced to leave their homes and jobs because of radiation leaking from Japan’s tsunami-flooded nuclear plant rode a bus all the way to Tokyo on Wednesday to demand compensation from the plant’s operator. People are …