Utah To Be First To Use Dual-Model Health Exchange

The plan allows Utah to continue to run its existing health insurance marketplace for small businesses.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — The federal government has approved Utah to become the first state to have a dual-model health insurance exchange in which the state and the federal government divide responsibilities. The plan allows Utah to continue to run its existing health insurance marketplace for small businesses, a system that lets employees pick health

Read Full Article

The Usual $uspects: Chronic Fraud By US Defense Contractors

In 2009, the United States government filed a formal claim against Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman — two major defense contractors — in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in regard to alleged violations of the False Claims Act, according to leaked court documents. The Integrated Deepwater System Program (IDS Program or […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

In 2009, the United States government filed a formal claim against Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman — two major defense contractors — in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in regard to alleged violations of the False Claims Act, according to leaked court documents. The Integrated Deepwater System Program (IDS Program or

Read Full Article

Midwestern River Cities Brace For Floodwaters

Communities along the Mississippi River and other rain-engorged waterways are waging feverish bids to hold back floodwaters that may soon approach record levels. After days of torrential rains, Midwesterners find themselves watching rivers and tributaries rise — a sharp contrast to the region’s drought that months earlier had sucked the Mississippi so dry that barge […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Communities along the Mississippi River and other rain-engorged waterways are waging feverish bids to hold back floodwaters that may soon approach record levels. After days of torrential rains, Midwesterners find themselves watching rivers and tributaries rise — a sharp contrast to the region's drought that months earlier had sucked the

Read Full Article

Boy Scouts To Propose Lifting Ban On Gay Youth Membership

NEW YORK — Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. The Scouts announced Friday that the proposal would be submitted to the roughly 1,400 voting members of its National Council at a […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

NEW YORK — Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. The Scouts announced Friday that the proposal would be submitted to the roughly 1,400 voting members of its National Council at a meeting in Texas the week of May

Read Full Article

Storms Deluge Heartland, Floodwaters Expected To Rise

CHICAGO — Volunteers worked into the night to stack sandbags against rising Midwest floodwaters and evacuate people in its path — or rescue those already under water — after a powerful spring storm system unleashed downpours from Oklahoma to Michigan. Rivers across Illinois, Iowa and Missouri was expected to rise for several days as the […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

CHICAGO — Volunteers worked into the night to stack sandbags against rising Midwest floodwaters and evacuate people in its path — or rescue those already under water — after a powerful spring storm system unleashed downpours from Oklahoma to Michigan. Rivers across Illinois, Iowa and Missouri was expected to rise for several days as the water

Read Full Article

New Minnesota Cancer Study Links Rare Form Of Cancer To Iron Range Mining

Carissa Wyant Mesothelioma. It’s a rare form of cancer and experts say also one of the most deadly. And just last week, the results of a five-year $5 million study completed by researchers at the University of Minnesota indicated a link between the deadly cancer and working in the taconite mining industry. Historical perspective At a press conference […]

Carissa Wyant
By Carissa Wyant

Carissa WyantMesothelioma. It’s a rare form of cancer and experts say also one of the most deadly.And just last week, the results of a five-year $5 million study completed by researchers at the University of Minnesota indicated a link between the deadly cancer and working in the taconite mining industry.Historical perspectiveAt a press conference

Read Full Article