Blumenthal announces bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing roadside and work zone deaths in Connecticut

MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced new bipartisan legislation Thursday aimed at reducing the ...
KSTP-TV

MnDOT briefly pauses road work Monday after 2 construction site deaths last week

The Minnesota Department of Transportation briefly put road work on pause Monday in recognition of two contractors who were killed in construction accidents last week. MnDOT Commissioner Nancy ...
Billings Gazette

Work-related deaths drop last year with more employees in work force

WASHINGTON (AP) The number of workers killed on the job last year dropped about 2 percent even though employment was up, and construction was the most deadly industry, the Labor Department reported ...
Yahoo

The ‘hard, slow work’ of reducing overdose deaths is having an effect

Sarah Donald of Pearl, Miss., left, who has been in recovery for nine years, receives naloxone nasal spray from an organizer at the state’s Save a Life Day in September. Overdose awareness is ...