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Financial officers warn rating agencies about using ESG in state credit ratings

Thursday, October 15 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Twenty-two financial officers from across the U.S. wrote to the nation's top rating agencies - Moody's, Fitch, and S&P - asking them to explain the influence ESG policies have had on states' credit ratings, with the officers detailing what they... Read More.

Hurricane Isaias leave two dead, over 800K without power

Saturday, October 10 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Two people were killed and another injured as Hurricane Isaias brought damaging winds, falling trees and widespread power outages across the Southeast, with emergency crews beginning recovery efforts Saturday. ... Read More.

Gulf coast braces for Isaias impact; Alabama, Georgia game still on

Friday, October 9 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Hurricane Isaias threatened Florida, Alabama and Mississippi with damaging winds, heavy rain and storm surge Friday as officials urged residents to finish preparations before an expected overnight landfall. ... Read More.

Florida orders evacuations; Mississippi opens shelters ahead of Isaias

Friday, October 9 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Mandatory evacuations were listed in four Florida counties Friday as Hurricane Isaias threatened the northern Gulf Coast, while Mississippi officials opened shelters and closed two county health departments. ... Read More.

Isaias reaches Category 3 strength ahead of Gulf landfall

Friday, October 9 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a Category 3 storm Friday morning as Alabama officials warned of destructive winds extending inland and coastal storm surge reaching 9 feet. ... Read More.

Isaias strengthens; Louisiana closes Elmer’s Island

Thursday, October 8 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Hurricane Isaias continued strengthening Thursday as Louisiana officials announced a coastal wildlife refuge closure ahead of the storm's expected arrival along the northern Gulf Coast on Friday night. ... Read More.

Hurricane warning issued for Alabama coastal counties

Thursday, October 8 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Hurricane warnings are in effect for Mobile and Baldwin counties as Hurricane Isaias approaches the northern Gulf Coast, threatening Alabama with damaging winds, flooding and tornadoes. ... Read More.

Federal regulators approve major Louisiana, Mississippi gas projects

Tuesday, September 15 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Federal regulators have approved two major natural gas pipeline expansions in Mississippi and Louisiana, adding 1.8 billion cubic feet per day of delivery capacity that will supply Southeastern industrial customers and an LNG export dock in the New Orleans area. ... Read More.

No constitutional right to clean water in Jackson, says U.S. 5th Circuit

Thursday, September 10 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel and rejected constitutional claims from Jackson residents who say city officials exposed them to contaminated drinking water and misled them about its safety. ... Read More.

COVID immunity doesn’t save Mississippi hospital from wrongful death case

Thursday, September 10 by The Center Square

(Legal Newsline) - Mississippi's statute shielding health care professionals from personal injury or wrongful death claims during the COVID-19 pandemic cannot stop a wrongful death lawsuit unless there's no question that plaintiff's claims "were attributable to the limiting effects of COVID-19 on healthcare resources,"... Read More.

Report: States ranked on pro-worker policies

Tuesday, September 8 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A Pennsylvania-based free market think tank released its latest report grading state public sector labor laws on Tuesday, tracking how government unions have worked to advance pro-union legislation at the state level in the wake of the landmark U.S. Supreme... Read More.

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