May 26, 2006 -
After numerous delays over the past few weeks, it appears the Tennessee House may finally be voting on the minimum wage bill.It was scheduled for a vote yesterday in both the House and the Senate, but was postponed again until today.It now appears that the House is voting on several amendments at this moment, indicating that a vote on the bill could be imminent.More details as they emerge...UPDATE: The minimum wage increase has passed in the Tennessee House of Representatives, 52 to 43. Still waiting for a Senate vote...
May 26, 2006 -
Yesterday's White House press conference came 30 minutes after a jury convicted Enron heads "Kenny Boy" Lay and Peter Skilling on multiple counts in one of the biggest corporate fraud cases in U.S
May 26, 2006 -
With Washington apparently uninterested in acting on issues from good-paying jobs to environmental protection, the burden is increasingly falling to the states.
May 26, 2006 -
Cades Cove Wild Turkeys (Click to open in full browser window)
May 25, 2006 -
Today, the North Carolina House voted 68 to 39 to pass a $1 increase in the state's minimum wage.
May 25, 2006 -
As many opponents of state run lotteries warned, revenue for North Carolina's lottery that are supposed to fund education may end up being used to offset general operating costs and reduce taxes:
May 25, 2006 -
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed the rash of anti-sex toy legislation sweeping the South? South Carolina is the latest to consider a ban, and legislation has already been passed in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas.