All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 28 2014 // General Motors Co. lost a bid to merge a California county prosecutor’s lawsuit over faulty ignition switches with customer cases pending in New York that make similar accusations about the carmaker’s conduct...
Nov 26 2014 // All but broken by her son’s violent and unexplained seizures, by so many panicked trips from the crib to the emergency room, Jeffrey McCord’s mom thought her desperate search for both answers and help was...
Nov 26 2014 // One Re Ltd., the first reinsurer approved under Britain’s “twin peaks” system of financial regulation, said it’s seeking clients across 38 African countries in the next year as growth outpaces...
Nov 25 2014 // A former West Virginia boarding school for troubled youths was named in more than a dozen complaints of abuse and mistreatment over the past five years, one involving a student who allegedly volunteered a younger sibling...
Nov 25 2014 // A new report commissioned by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has found there would be significant economic costs associated with imposing...
Nov 24 2014 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., says recent near misses between aerial drones and aircraft at New York City’s Kennedy Airport show the need for federal regulations on the small, remote controlled aircraft.The New...
Nov 24 2014 // The bill, to be published on Nov. 26 and fast-tracked through Parliament so it becomes law before the general election in May, will also restrict the movement of people wanting to travel abroad to fight for extremist...
Nov 21 2014 // A Democratic state lawmaker says he wants to pursue new legislation calling for regulations of the emerging ridesharing industry.Rep. Mike Zalewski of Riverside had originally planned to call for an override of Gov. Pat...
Nov 20 2014 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected 2015 officers who will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2015. President: Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance...
Nov 20 2014 // A Rock Island County judge has denied a lower bond for a man accused of setting a fire that destroyed or damaged a handful of buildings in downtown Rock Island, Ill., in September. Jason Earl Anderson, 34, is charged with...
Nov 20 2014 // A draft state report predicts taxis will be outnumbered by ride-sharing drivers after Virginia begins regulating the industry.The report estimates that 5,900 personal vehicles would be registered under a ride-sharing...
Nov 20 2014 // North Carolina lawmakers heard arguments this week for and against increasing regulation of digital services that allow people to sell car rides through a smartphone app or rent out rooms to travelers.Car services such as...
Nov 19 2014 // A House Financial Services subcommittee scheduled a hearing for today to focus attention on encouraging flood insurance sold by private insurers as an alternative to policies sold by the National Flood Insurance Program...
Nov 19 2014 // When Ocwen Financial Corp. shares soared on the news that regulator Benjamin Lawsky, who’s probing the company, will step down, Bill Miller shrugged.The next head of New York’s Department of Financial Services...
Nov 19 2014 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said it has formed a special task force to help states coordinate efforts related to cyber security and insurance industry data and coverages.NAIC said the task...
Nov 19 2014 // Leading Democrats in both houses of Congress sent letters on Tuesday to 16 major banks and other financial firms requesting detailed information about recent data breaches and briefings from corporate data security...
Nov 19 2014 // Andy Miketa was known as the NFL’s lightest center during his two-year career with the Detroit Lions in the 1950s. At 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, Miketa used his speed and toughness to stymie defensive linemen who...
Nov 19 2014 // We’ve all had a bad day at the office, but some days are worse than others. It doesn’t get much worse than having a court — two courts in fact — tell you that not only is your position wrong, but it is so...
Nov 18 2014 // A top state lawmaker has filed an early bill that would allow for the limited use of medical cannabis in Georgia.Republican Rep. Allen Peake, who serves as part of the House leadership team, filed the legislation known as...
Nov 18 2014 // The U.S. government’s ability to regulate drones was upheld today by a federal safety board, which overturned a judge’s decision that aviation regulations don’t apply to small unmanned aircraft.The...