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Maine Legislature Approves First State Moratorium on Big Data Centers
Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that could make it the first U.S. state to put a moratorium on new data centers as opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows across the country over their impact on household energy bills and …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 7:53 PM |
Texas Restaurant Ordered to Pay $77K in Back Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $77,523 in back wages for 12 workers employed by an Austin, Texas restaurant that failed to pay overtime wages required under federal law. The department’s Wage and Hour Division investigated Grand Buffet Paradise …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 4:51 PM |
Britain May Extend Bans on Gagging Orders That Cover Up Workplace Abuse
Britain may widen a planned ban on non-disclosure agreements that silence victims of workplace harassment, discrimination and abuse to include agency workers and the self-employed, as well as permanent staff, the government said on Wednesday. Launching a 12-week consultation, the …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 4:11 PM |
Camp Mystic Faces Scrutiny Over Lack of Evacuation Plan in Wake of Fatal Flood
The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 testified Monday he did not see official warnings issued the day before the storm hit, that staff had no meetings …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 3:41 PM |
Rainfall Across Northern Michigan Heightens Concerns of Flooding, Dam Overflows
Crews were working Monday to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow. More pumps also are being added to the Cheboygan Dam to help push water toward …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 3:37 PM |
People Moves: Friedman Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group
Mendy Friedman joined Alliant Insurance Services as first vice president within its employee benefits group. The Chicago, Illinois-based consultant will partner with a diverse portfolio of employers to design and implement data-driven health and welfare strategies. Friedman is an employee …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 3:31 PM |
World Insurance Associates Acquires Indiana’s Heuring
World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Heuring Crop Insurance of Boonville, Indiana on November 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Heuring has been providing farmers with comprehensive crop insurance coverage for over 25 …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 3:29 PM |
NFP Acquires New Jersey’s Hamilton Group
Global insurance broker NFP reports it has acquired the Hamilton Group, LLC, a multi-disciplinary insurance broker based in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. Hamilton Group’s Greg Frankel and David Page will join NFP as senior vice presidents reporting to Lauren Kim, …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 3:09 PM |
England Has 1.2 Million Buildings at Risk of Flooding With No Defenses
A new study has found that 1.2 million buildings at risk of flooding in England currently aren’t included in any of the country’s flood defenses. The research, provided by mapping service Ordnance Survey and Snowflake, an AI data cloud company, …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 3:07 PM |
Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming, but Can They Improve Forecasts?
A few days before Christmas, Howard Qin was scrutinizing weather forecasts on two laptops at home in Shanghai when he noticed prices of contracts for New York City snowfall creeping higher on the prediction market Kalshi. He checked the Times …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2026 2:56 PM |
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