June 12, 2006 -
        
  
        On June 1, the first day of the 2006 hurricane season, the Institute's Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch project issued a major report (pdf) revealing how poorly prepared t
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 12, 2006 -
        
  
        I've been in New Orleans and Mississippi over the last few days, visiting areas of the Gulf hard-hit by the hurricanes (like the devastated ghost town of Pass Christian, Miss.), as well as talking to community leaders about their plans for the one-year anniversary of Katrina.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 9, 2006 -
        
  
        The National Farmers Union sends out this alert:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 9, 2006 -
        
  
        		Another one of our baby Bluebirds		(click for larger view)
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 8, 2006 -
        
  
        The Senate voted down the anti-gay marriage amendment yesterday, but it didn't go down without a fight:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 8, 2006 -
        
  
        We're back in New Orleans for the Institute's Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch project (check out the new website, still in progress).
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 7, 2006 -
        
  
        The Senate is