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#1 Senate Says Climate Is Causing Insurance ‘Crisis’; Industry Strikes Back

Dec 19 2024 // The U.S. Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday held a hearing to release a study they said confirms climate change is increasing non-renewal rates in multiple states, but the insurance industry clapped back by saying...

#2 Amazon Ignored Its Own Worker Safety Studies, Senate Report Says

Dec 18 2024 // Amazon.com Inc. leaders rejected internal recommendations that the company relax warehouse worker productivity rates to curb injuries, according to a report from a congressional committee.Released Monday by the majority...

#3 Senate Committee Reveals Climate Change Danger to Financial System

Dec 20 2024 // A Senate Budget Committee report shows how dangerous climate change is to the nation’s financial system as well as how bad it could be for homeowners seeking affordable insurance.A Senate Budget Committee Staff...

#4 With 13 New Members, SC Senate Could Tackle Joint Liability, Liquor Insurance

Dec 11 2024 // COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With the largest number of newly elected members at least since World War II, Republican South Carolina Senate leaders are thinking about tackling some issues like tax reform and liquor liability...

#5 Dartmouth Athletes End Unionization Bid Citing Labor Panel Shift to Republicans

Jan 3 2025 // The Dartmouth men’s basketball team on Tuesday dropped its attempt to unionize, abruptly ending a push to become the first college athletes to bargain for a contract in order to avoid a potentially damaging precedent...

#6 New Direction for U.S. Senate Budget Committee

Jan 2 2025 // The U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget is a peculiar entity. The committee was established in 1974 in response to President Richard Nixon “impounding” money allocated by Congress to prevent spending on...