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Virginia Senate Committee Advances Gun Bills After School Shootings

Jan 25 2023 // A Democrat-led Virginia Senate panel voted Monday to advance a range of gun control bills, including legislation meant to address recent campus shootings at the University of Virginia and a Newport News elementary...

Dutch Senate Expands Constitutional Ban on Discrimination

Jan 19 2023 // THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to the country’s constitution, expanding its first article to specifically ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or...

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Move Closer to Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Jan 9 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Republican lawmakers who control the Wisconsin Legislature are moving closer to supporting the legalization of medical marijuana, after years of fighting efforts to loosen the state’s laws, the...

Texas Republicans, Financial Executives Spar Over Climate Actions

Dec 16 2022 // Financial executives and Texas state senators clashed over company concerns for climate change at a hearing on Thursday, a rare in-person confrontation as Republicans ramp up attacks on the use of environmental, social and...

Florida Senate Committee Passes Reform Bill; Would Make Citizens ‘Noncompetitive’

Dec 13 2022 // A Florida Senate Committee spent about two hours Monday reviewing a sweeping property insurance reform bill before approving it along party lines – with no changes.All nine Republicans on the Senate Banking and Insurance...

Incumbent Republican King Wins Georgia Insurance Commissioner Election

Nov 9 2022 // Incumbent Republican John King defeated Democratic challenger Janice Laws Robinson in the Georgia insurance commissioner race. King had 54% of the vote to 46% for Robinson, according to the results from the secretary of...

Republican National Committee Sues Google Over Email Spam Filters

Oct 24 2022 // The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday for allegedly sending its emails to users’ spam folders.The U.S. political committee accuses the tech giant of...

California Democrats Split on Tax Plan to Drive EV Sales

Oct 19 2022 // A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars on the road may seem tailor-made to win support from Democrats in a state known for climate leadership, but Proposition 30 has one notable...

Alabama Congressional Aide Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges

Oct 4 2022 // A congressional aide in Alabama has been indicted on insurance fraud charges and was placed on leave from her job.Alabama news outlets reported that Sherry McCormick, an aide to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, turned...

Trial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat

Sep 20 2022 // In a twist of fate and a sign of the times, some Florida business groups are backing the Democrat in a state House race in the Tampa area, while trial lawyers are putting their weight behind the Republican challenger.The...

U.S. Senate Democrats Plan Bill Aiming to Restore ‘Net Neutrality’

Jul 19 2022 // Two U.S. Senate Democrats active in internet issues are working on a bill to restore landmark “net neutrality” rules that would bar telecommunications companies from blocking or throttling traffic or offering...

Pennsylvania Republican Campaigns on False Nursing Home COVID Claim

Jul 7 2022 // Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor, has made a campaign staple out of the allegation that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s policy of readmitting COVID-19 patients from hospitals to nursing...

New York Senate Joins Assembly in Shuttering Auto Insurance Photo Mandate

Jun 2 2022 // The New York State Senate has passed a measure (S.6028) that seeks to eliminate the photo inspection requirement for drivers wanting to buy comprehensive and collision auto insurance coverage.The Assembly approved a...

Florida Senate Committee Passes Insurance Market Rescue Bill 19-2

May 24 2022 // A Florida Senate committee overwhelmingly approved two measures Monday that supporters believe will go a long way toward trimming roof claims, litigation expenses and reinsurance costs for beleagured property insurers –...

Republicans Have a New Enemy No. 1: ESG Investing

May 20 2022 // Heading into the hotly contested midterm elections, the American political right has a new rallying cry: Down with ESG.Conservatives have identified the popular investing strategy, which accounts for environmental, social...

Federal Insurance Laws in the 2021-2022 Congressional Session

May 11 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Federal regulations of insurance are few and far between thanks to ages of history affirming that insurance regulation belongs to the states. But each session, intrepid...

Minnesota Senate Passes Bill to Distribute $300M Opioid Settlement

May 9 2022 // The Minnesota Senate last week voted unanimously to create a framework for distributing about $300 million that the state is receiving as part of a settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers.Counties and cities...

Delaware Senate Passes Bill Requiring Paid Leave

Mar 11 2022 // The Democrat-led state Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to approve legislation forcing private-sector businesses in Delaware to provide 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave.The bill requires businesses employing...

Oklahoma Republican Lawmakers Unveil Medical Marijuana Regulations

Mar 11 2022 // Republicans in the Oklahoma House on March 7 unveiled a package of new restrictions on the state’s booming medical marijuana industry, designed to crack down on illegal growers who sell cannabis on the black...

Florida Insurance Bill Passes Senate, But Chances in House Uncertain

Mar 4 2022 // The Florida Senate approved a bill that could limit many homeowners’ roof claims, which some insurers have called a major factor behind the state’s insurance crisis, but the bill’s future in the House...