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California state lawmakers said they are grappling with a growing public safety problem in cities where financially struggling artists are illegally converting warehouses into housing and entertainment venues. The Senate Governance and Finance Committee meeting Wednesday in Sacramento was the … Source: Claims Journal

The Texas House on Wednesday approved a statewide ban on texting while driving, advancing legislation that either fizzled out or was vetoed in previous years. Forty-six states have laws against texting while driving that typically also ban sending or reading … Source: Claims Journal

At Dr. Fathalla Mashali’s pain management clinics, the waiting rooms were often so packed with patients that people sat on the floor, leaned against walls and spilled into the hallways. That’s because, federal prosecutors say, Mashali was prescribing oxycodone and … Source: Claims Journal

Amusement park regulations in Kansas could be tightened after a lawmaker’s son was killed last year on a water slide that a passed private inspection. House Federal and State Affairs Committee Chairman John Barker says he will hold hearings March … Source: Claims Journal

Randell Heath isn’t sure how hackers got into his company’s website – all he knows is a supplier called, saying the site had become an online store selling Viagra and Cialis. The problem might have been at the company that … Source: Claims Journal

A group of doctors who treated mass shooting victims is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Lawyers for the 10 doctors said Tuesday … Source: Claims Journal

Six Arrested in Virginia Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving 30 Fires Virginia prosecutors say six people have been arrested for their alleged roles in an insurance fraud scheme that involved setting 30 fires. Federal prosecutors say the defendants over the course … Source: Claims Journal

New data from the latest Farmers Seasonal Smarts Digest reveals that 60 percent of all comprehensive hail claims occur between March and May. Drivers from California to Virginia, and everywhere in between, should be aware of the potential for hail … Source: Claims Journal

Before the first snow fell, U.S. meteorologists realized there was a good chance the late-winter storm wasn’t going to produce giant snow totals in big Northeast cities as predicted. But they didn’t change their forecasts because they said they didn’t … Source: Claims Journal

The Queen Mary is so corroded that it’s at urgent risk of flooding or collapse, and the price tag for fixing up the 1930s ocean liner could near $300 million, according to a survey done by experts. It would likely … Source: Claims Journal