State Regulators
State Regulators Say Ex-Oakland Mayoral Candidate Marcie Hodge Broke …
Investigators for the state’s political watchdog agency have concluded that former Peralta colleges trustee Marcie Hodge violated election laws during her campaign for mayor of Oakland in 2010. Gary Winuk, chief of enforcement for the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), also stated in public records filed with the FPPC that Hodge and her mother, [...]
PHH slapped with tiny fine by state regulators
Connecticut regulators say they caught one of the nations largest loan servicing companies, PHH Mortgage, violating mortgage origination laws for a second time. It was a complicated case, Carmine Costa, State Banking Department director of consumer credit, said Tuesday. It sounds worse than it is. Banking found after an investigation that PHH used 24 originators [...]
State regulators seek fine after Disneyland accident
ANAHEIM — State regulators want to fine Disney nearly $235,000 for violating safety regulations after a worker was injured at the Space Mountain ride. The Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/138ribo ) says fines are being proposed by the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The penalties stem from a November accident when a contract worker [...]
State regulators review competing plans for natural gas service
FAIRBANKS – The dream of getting natural gas to Fairbanks goes back a long time. One of the first overoptimistic stories in the Daily News-Miner appeared on Jan. 12, 1954, under the banner headline, “SEEK NATURAL GAS PIPELINE HERE.” Readers learned there was little risk and that natural gas would slash the cost of living. [...]
State Regulators Investigate Planned Parenthood In Delaware
MyFoxPhilly reports: Planned Parenthood of Delaware says state regulators have launched an investigation into the conduct of several medical professionals at the facility. Officials at the states largest abortion provider say they welcome the review and have made personnel changes. In the meantime, surgical abortions have been halted for now at Planned Parenthoods Wilmington and Dover [...]
State regulators fine Bumble Bee Foods in worker’s death
State regulators have fined Bumble Bee Foods nearly $74,000, citing several safety violations in connection with an employee who was burned to death when he became trapped in an industrial pressure cooker at a Santa Fe Springs facility.
Conn. regulators find fault with state energy plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticuts utilities regulators are finding fault with Gov. Dannel P. Malloys plan to reshape state energy policy that would boost natural gas use, saying it would be costly to ratepayers and in some cases fails to consider costs when evaluating investments. The estimated cost would be $2 billion or more to [...]
State gaming regulators get royal treatment during Sioux City visits
SIOUX CITY | Music, cheering crowds and elegance greeted state regulators Tuesday as they toured four possible gaming venue sites. The five Iowa Racing and Gaming Commissioners spent the morning crisscrossing the county. During three stops, the commissioners were treated like rock stars or even royalty. Hundreds of supporters cheered their arrival, and music rang [...]
Mortgage Practice Concerns Regulators
Among the conditions imposed on most people who borrow money to buy a house, maintaining property insurance is one of the most common. If a borrower lets such a policy lapse, the lender often will protect its investment by purchasing a policy and billing the homeowner for it. That practice, known as force-placed or lender-placed [...]
Obamacare Creates Headaches for State Regulators
Obamacare Creates Headaches for State Regulators January 28, 2013