RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Average 7.5% agreement will take effect on June 1 * * * Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today that the N.C. Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with insurance companies about their proposed homeowners' insurance rate increase filed in January 2024. The N.C. Rate Bureau originally requested an average 42.2% increase last year, w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Restoration Ecology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society for Ecological Restoration that says it features the study on terrestrial, marine and freshwater systems, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 33, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * PRACTICE AND TECHNICAL ARTICLE * Less hay collected at more dates: toward successful restoration of subtropical grasslands by hay transfer * Multifunctionality, soc  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Governor Wes Moore Announces Moore-Miller Administration's FY 2026 Budget Proposal ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore this week released the Moore-Miller Administration's FY 2026 budget proposal. The $67.3 billion plan is driven by four principles: growing our economy, strengthening Maryland's labor force, modernizing government, and fixing what's broken in our tax syste  more