Topic: Washington, DC

A majority of states have told the Obama administration they want to take part in providing new coverage to uninsured people with medical problems — an early benefit of the health care overhaul law.The Health and Human Services Department announced Friday that ...

States file lawsuits over insurance mandate

More than a dozen state attorneys general wasted no time launching lawsuits aimed at central provisions in the federal health system overhaul, filing them within hours of President Obama signing the landmark legislation into law on March 23.. The lawsuits charge that ...
AP answers your questions on the news, from plane-bird collisions to the health care overhaul Birds collide with airplanes thousands of times every year.Curiosity about possible safety improvements inspired one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A; ...
Car insurance doesn't come cheap, even for good drivers. The average annual premium nationwide is about $800 a year per car, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (2009). If you live in Washington D.C., you'll generally pay the most, $1,140 ...
The regulation of tow truck operators is governed by your state government and in some cases also regulated by city government. It may be necessary to allow the state police to inspect your facility prior to licensing.. The City of New York ...

What Is The Average Credit Score?

Your credit score can say a lot about you. Creditors and lenders use that number to judge how likely you are to pay money that you owe. There are many different aspects that contribute to credit scores, but the exact method of ...

New Ways to Save for College

The Best Advice for Planning to Pay for College. Savings accounts, or investment accounts, are invested by professional managers in stocks and bonds, CDs, and money market accounts. You can invest in any state's plan (they all have at least one); 32 ...
Property Damage Liability coverage has a minimum limit of $5,000 and Bodily Injury Liability limit is $15,000 per injured person up to a total of $30,000 per accident. This coverage limit varies from one State to another. Find out how much is ...
Flooding, surface runoff, and even leaking sprinklers can spark disputes between neighbors. Fortunately for lower landowners, the handful of states that still follow the common enemy rule -- including Montana, New York, and the District of Columbia -- have modified it. These ...

The storm after the storm

One year later, survivors of Hurricane Katrina are being victimized again by a health care system that is doing too little to help.. In the chemotherapy ward of a Houston hospital, Chaille White pleaded with the nurses behind the admissions desk to ...