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State Farm: California Tops List of Dog Bite Claims Under Homeowner Policies
Insurer State Farm received 527 dog bite claims from California residents in 2011. The Insurance Journal notes that the company paid out in excess of $20 million to satisfy these claims.

State is sixth in nation for dog bite claims
Fido isn’t always friendly. State Farm ranked Michigan sixth nationally for dog bite claims with 181 filed in 2011 by the company’s customers in the state. About $7 million in claims were paid because of those claims.

Matthew Tully: Hoosier Environmental Council has a tough job
It can't be easy to be Jesse Kharbanda -- or, to be more accurate, to have his job. Kharbanda is executive director of the Hoosier Environmental Council and, as such, is perhaps the leading voice for the environment in a state that doesn't always appreciate being told what not to pollute. His is a message that is often drowned out by those advocating for business, or by others who simply oppose ...

Former Morris County freeholder voted to executive director of Highlands Council
In a 11-4 vote Thursday night, the state’s Highlands Council appointed former Morris County Freeholder Margaret Nordstrom as its deputy executive director

State representative hopefuls talk about themselves, their platforms
Republican primary candidates for state representative, District 57, were asked by The Lufkin News to share information about themselves and their platforms. Each candidate received a emailed survey w

Some Ala. farmers cut back crops, citing crackdown
Some Alabama farmers say they are planting less produce rather than risk having tomatoes and other crops rot in the fields a second straight year because of labor shortages linked to the state's crack

Riot-hit London neighborhood turns to film
Isaac Densu lives in Broadwater Farm, a large, concrete public housing project in Tottenham, the gritty district where last year's British riots began. Unemployment is high and young people face many temptations to get...

NYT: Mired in college debt
Chelsea Grove said that by the time she dropped out of Bowling Green State University, she owed $70,000 in student loans. “I’ll be paying this forever,” she says.

Immigration crackdown in Ala. means farm labor shortage
Some farmers lacked enough hands to harvest crops because immigrants fled the state after Gov. Robert Bentley signed the immigration law last fall, and some told The Associated Press they fear the same thing could happen this year.