All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 18 2017 // To prepare for the future, business owners need to observe what trends are occurring and then evaluate how those trends could impact their business. It is a guessing game, but an educated guess is usually proven to be...
Dec 15 2017 // Arkansas lawmakers have recommended a regulatory panel look at revising its proposed ban of an herbicide farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, nearly a month after a maker of the...
Dec 14 2017 // Republicans in the U.S. Congress reached a deal on final tax legislation on Wednesday, clearing the way for final votes next week on a package that, if approved, would be sent to President Donald Trump to sign into...
Dec 14 2017 // A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by New York’s banking regulator against the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its proposal to offer charters that would let online lenders...
Dec 14 2017 // Gibraltar’s financial services watchdog will introduce the world’s first bespoke license for “fintech” firms using blockchain distributed ledger technology (DLT) from next month in a bid to attract...
Dec 14 2017 // One guest at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle opened his door naked and urged housekeeper Ely Dar to come in. Another offered her money in exchange for a massage. A guest once told her she was beautiful, then grabbed...
Dec 13 2017 // The aging U.S. population will create unprecedented demand for the senior living industry for decades to come and that opens the door for agents and brokers to grow their business in this sector. But understanding the...
Dec 13 2017 // Bretton Woods International (BWI), the specialist insurance broker and managing general agent, has received a license to operate in the UK as an independent broker and, at the same time, is now registered as a...
Dec 13 2017 // Liberty Specialty Markets said it planned to redomicile its UK insurance company to Luxembourg, as a result of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.Below are insurers’ plans for EU subsidiaries (in...
Dec 12 2017 // The Arkansas State Medical Board has approved draft regulations aimed at reducing opioid abuse.The board unanimously voted in favor of the regulations on Dec. 7. The requirements are based on guidelines issued last year by...
Dec 12 2017 // When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo Becerra had to flee his modest 1,500-square-foot house.Muddy floodwater submerged the furniture and...
Dec 12 2017 // State lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would bar people from operating drones while drunk.The National Conference on State Legislatures says at least 38 states are considering drone legislation this year,...
Dec 12 2017 // After more than two years of red tape that kept tenants from moving in, China’s tallest skyscraper, the Shanghai Tower, has been quietly opening and filling office space.More than 60 companies now occupy office space...
Dec 12 2017 // A former Tennessee lawmaker is suing an Illinois trucking company for injuries he received in a vehicle accident.The Kingsport Times News reports that former state Rep. Jason Mumpower, who is currently the Tennessee...
Dec 8 2017 // Many independent U.S. truckers are pushing President Donald Trump to back his anti-regulatory rhetoric by delaying an Obama-era rule requiring electronic monitors in trucks, a measure some drivers fear could put them out...
Dec 8 2017 // From the very start of his presidency, Donald Trump has made it a high priority to reduce the level of federal regulation. And in 2017, the stock market has boomed. Many business leaders believe that this is hardly a...
Dec 8 2017 // A major pork producer must live up to an agreement it signed 11 years ago and work on cleaning up water pollution tied to almost a dozen industry-scale hog operations, a federal judge ruled this week.Murphy-Brown LLC must...
Dec 7 2017 // Congress passed a two-week extension of federal funding that averts a government shutdown this week but defers decisions on spending levels for defense and domestic programs.The House voted 235 to 193 in favor of the...
Dec 7 2017 // Officials in a Texas county devastated by Hurricane Harvey have approved new regulations on building construction in flood-prone locations, rules they touted as the nation’s toughest for a major metropolitan area.The...
Dec 7 2017 // Ascent Underwriting, a specialist niche-product managing general agent, has extended its CyberPro Regulatory Billings product to cover social engineering and computer crime, and also now offers the cyber modules of...