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Data Centers Will Have to Make Minimum Power Payments in Ohio

Big data centers in Ohio will have to pay a minimum of 85% of the energy they need to cover the costs of grid improvements under a settlement submitted Wednesday by one of the state’s largest utilities. The pact was …

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Minnesota Trooper in Fatal Shooting of Black Man

A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop last year, ruling that the trooper’s actions did not violate the law. On Wednesday, …

Former Principal of Missouri Boarding School Charged with Sex Crimes Involving Student

A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student. Craig Wesley Smith Jr. was charged by the prosecutor in Wayne County in …

Missouri Jury Asked to Award More Than $6B in Preterm Formula Case

A lawyer for a Missouri mother on Wednesday asked a jury to make Abbott ABT.N and Reckitt’s RKT.L Mead Johnson pay a total of more than $6 billion in the latest trial over claims that the companies’ formulas for premature …

Missouri Farm Cooperative Fined $241K for Lacking Proper Equipment

A Missouri grain cooperative could have prevented an employee’s fatal engulfment in a storage bin in May 2024 had it followed federal workplace safety requirements, the U.S. Department of Labor determined. Responding to the employer’s report of a worker fatality, …

Farm Bill Becomes Lightning Rod in Wisconsin Senate Race

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of knowledge about the U.S. farm bill in the campaign’s closing days, after first saying in a debate that he is “not an expert” …

AM Best Removes Under Review Status of Iowa’s Pharmacists Mutual

AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company (PMIC) and its wholly owned reinsured subsidiary, …

Minnesota Aquarium Manufacturer Fined $226K for Alleged Pesticide Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last month a settlement with Underwater Creations Inc. of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, to stop the sale of unregistered pesticide products. The settlement requires the company to stop production and pay a $226,652 penalty. …

Michigan Culver’s Restaurants Sued for Discriminating Against Transgender Employee

Five related entities operating Culver’s restaurants in Michigan violated federal law when they fired a transgender employee and three of his colleagues after they complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. The EEOC …

People Moves: Novatae Risk Group Hires Catrabone as Carrier Relations VP

Novatae Risk Group, headquartered in Dallas, named John Catrabone as vice president of carrier relations. Based in Ohio, Catrabone comes to Novatae with more than 30 years of experience in various insurance industry sectors. Before joining Novatae, was chief distribution …

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