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Governor Vetoes Fraud Assessment Commission
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12/09/2025
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a proposal to create an employer-funded account to pay for workers' compensation fraud investigations and prosecutions, according to the Legislature's website.
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Governor Approves 15% Rate Decrease
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11/18/2025
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State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon approved a 15% rate decrease for policies incepting in 2026.
The governor's office said this is the third straight reduction.
"Following a 6% reduction in 2024 and a 12% reduction in 2025, this new decrease brings the total industry base rate redu...Read More
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Governor Again Pushes Privatization as Budget Fix
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11/13/2025
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday pitched lawmakers on spending less for Medicaid and privatizing Pinnacol Assurance as solutions for an expected $850 million budget deficit, just as he did last year when the state was facing a $1 billion shortfall.
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Governor Signs Contractor Coverage Bills
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10/09/2025
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills requiring regulators to provide yearly updates on disciplinary actions against unlicensed contractors and setting a minimum fine for contracting without work comp coverage.
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Governor Signs Airport Firefighter Presumption Bill
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10/08/2025
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Firefighters at commercial airports regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration will be entitled to a series of rebuttable presumptions under a bill California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law.
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Governor Signs QME Template, Heart Presumption Bills
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10/07/2025
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills to revise the medical-legal process and to extend the heart trouble presumption to peace officers for the Department of State Hospitals and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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Guilty Plea Triggers Suspension Despite Subsequent Dismissal
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09/09/2025
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California's law requiring the Division of Workers' Compensation to suspend providers convicted of certain crimes applies when charges are dismissed after a guilty plea, the 2nd District Court of Appeals ruled.
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