Blunt Administration Fires Public Counsel

The Blunt Administration has fired the man who has represented consumers in utility rate cases before the Public Service Commission. Public Counsel John Coffman says he was told Monday after noon he had been dismissed, effective immediately. He says he was given no...

Insurance Department Questions Rate-Setting Practices

The State Insurance Department questions the way home and auto insurance companies clump people together for rate-setting purposes. Department spokesman Randy McConnell says a Department study shows some insurance rating territories have been set up to have 90 percent...