All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 23 2012 // Republicans in Congress are getting ready to answer an election-year question that has dogged the party’s campaign for months: How would it replace President Barack Obama’s healthcare law if the measure is...
Apr 20 2012 // Oklahoma companies would be allowed to opt out of the state’s traditional workers’ compensation system and instead self-insure or have alternative coverage under new guidelines outlined in a bill approved on...
Apr 18 2012 // Oklahoma House Republicans are developing a comprehensive liability protection policy for Oklahomans who offer shelter to others during severe weather.House Bill 2296, which would offer liability protection to mobile home...
Apr 16 2012 // New York lawmakers want to slam the brakes on the auto insurance fraud. Late last month, the state’s Senate passed three bills to fight auto insurance fraud.These measures are now in the state Assembly for...
Apr 10 2012 // A plan to help ensure the California Coastal Conservancy can work on addressing climate change was approved by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.Senate Bill 1066, authored by state Sen. Ted W. Lieu,...
Apr 9 2012 // The Mississippi House last Thursday advanced a bill to make changes that manufacturers and business groups are seeking in the workers’ compensation system.Senate Bill 2576 passed the House 59-58 and returns to the...
Apr 6 2012 // The Missouri Senate has endorsed the establishment of a special committee to study whether to change a state-created workers’ compensation insurer.Senators gave initial approval on April 4 to a bill creating a...
Apr 4 2012 // Republicans are sticking with Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm as their choice for North Dakota’s top insurance regulator.At the North Dakota GOP state convention on March 31, delegates endorsed Hamm for re-election....
Apr 2 2012 // U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts continues to criticize the government for granting American International Group billions of dollars worth of tax breaks, calling it “a stealth...
Apr 2 2012 // The Missouri Senate has voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s earlier veto of a bill that would change workers’ compensation laws by barring some lawsuits over workplace injuries.The Republican-controlled...
Apr 2 2012 // Mississippi House members now favor changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system after previously voting against them.House members voted 60-56 last Thursday to pass Senate Bill 2576, which proponents...
Mar 28 2012 // The Maryland General Assembly has passed a measure to create a framework for a health insurance marketplace to provide coverage to the uninsured.The House of Delegates and state Senate voted 94-44 and 35-12, respectively,...
Mar 26 2012 // Republican lawmakers in Missouri are trying to decide what they will do next on two pieces of business legislation recently vetoed by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.One measure would require workers who bring wrongful...
Mar 23 2012 // New York lawmakers want to slam the brakes on the auto insurance fraud. On Thursday, the state’s Senate passed three bills to fight auto insurance fraud.These measures will now move to the state Assembly for...
Mar 22 2012 // Bottle-cap maker Crown Holdings might want to pop the top off a celebratory bottle, after a bill to limit its asbestos liability in Idaho cleared the Senate and headed to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter for...
Mar 20 2012 // Here’s a thought that can’t comfort President Barack Obama: The fate of his health care overhaul rests with four Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices.His most sweeping domestic achievement could be...
Mar 16 2012 // A director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York told lawmakers and regulators this week that New Yorkers are dealing with unnecessary hassles when they make flood insurance claims.William Oliver...
Mar 16 2012 // The Maryland Senate wants to prohibit drivers from smoking in cars if a child under the age of 8 is a passenger.Senators signed off on the bill in a 27-19 vote Wednesday. Proponents of the legislation said they chose the...
Mar 16 2012 // The Mississippi Legislature is split on a bill that would make changes to the state’s workers’ compensation law. Opponents say it would tilt the scales against workers, but proponents say it would return...
Mar 15 2012 // Senate lawmakers have endorsed a bill to better protect Idaho firefighters who contract cancer.The Senate voted 23-10 Monday to pass legislation that would help the state’s nearly 1,000 firefighters secure workers...