New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane increased maximum residential property insurance limits for policies from $350,000 to $750,000 through the New Mexico Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan. The move was adopted by the NM FAIR Plan Governing Committee. It clears the way for residential homeowners to secure insurance as they rebuild in areas … Read more
By Eve Hill Last week, the Trump administration took a massive slash at the Department of Education’s staff, cutting nearly 50% of all staff, shuttering 7 out of 12 civil rights offices and gutting the Digital Access Team. The effects of these cuts aren’t limited to those who were fired, or to bureaucratic processes. They … Read more
As one of her first acts in office, Donald Trump’s new US Attorney General Pam Bondi shut down a years-long operation to combat influence campaigns from China and other countries – an initiative launched under the first Trump administration. Buried near the bottom of one of 14 memos issued on her first day, Bondi disbanded … Read more
Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorney Monica Basche was quoted in a recent Baltimore Sun article that reported on the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (“DPSCS”) pilot program for body-worm cameras for correctional officers. The pilot program will start with a staggered roll-out at five Maryland prisons, with an agency-wide roll-out later this … Read more
Brad Barkdoll, October 11, 2024 Staff and affiliates from WeConservePA, the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection hosted a site tour of the Blacklick Creek Water Treatment Facility in Cambria County, just outside of Vintondale. In addition to organizational staff and affiliates, the site visit included attendance from Senator Wayne Langerholc … Read more