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Banjo's Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta 2021 - Overall by Jane Austin 14 Feb 11:20 UTC 12-14 February 2021 Summer sailing was at its glorious best in Hobart for the final day of sailing in the Banjos Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta. Midnight Rambler (Ed Psaltis) sailed an exceptional regatta winning the Racing Keelboat Division on IRC and defending its Tasmanian AMS Rating Championship from Fish Frenzy Whistler (Drew Latham) with five wins from seven races (nine points). Race Officer, Steve Shield, had Race Six of the Racing Keelboat Group under way but pulle...

Employees brought into healthcare tiff between state and Louisiana clinics Mark Ballard BATON ROUGE -- The head of a statewide group of walk-in clinics emailed about 228,000 state employees, retirees and their dependents across Louisiana, as well as all 144 legislators, trying to enlist their support in a $40 million contract dispute with the state. Mary N. Smith, president of Access2day Health, based in Bossier City, asked subscribers to most of the health insurance plans offered to those with government jobs to call the state Office of Group Benefits, called OGB, and their legislator to...

Tax system revamp for Louisiana is in the works with one overall goal: lowering rates Mark Ballard Though facing a nearly $1 billion revenue shortfall, a number of state lawmakers are putting together legislation that would restructure how Louisiana taxes people and businesses with an overall goal of lowering rates on income taxes. Political leaders have been talking about the need for revamping the state's tax system for decades. But legislators — some working independently, others working in a team — say this year's efforts could succeed at changing the archaic structure of high initi...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Island Brands USA Names Chad Webb COO February 4, 2021 GMT CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Island Brands USA, producers of clean, better for you, super premium beer, announced today its biggest hire since its 2017 founding, naming beverage industry veteran Chad Webb as Chief Operating Officer. With 25 years of industry experience on the wholesaler and brewery side, Webb will direct all facets of the Island Brands business, including partners, vendors, operations, and sales. Webb will rep...

STARKVILLE • An Oktibbeha County 16-year-old is facing two felony charges as an adult after a Monday night shooting.