February 13, 2006 -
Bob Hall -- the co-director of the watchdog group
February 13, 2006 -
[Chris just returned from a 4-day trip to New Orleans and Mississippi for Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch. Stay tuned for more reports from the trip about the rebuilding -- and lack of rebuilding -- the Gulf.]
February 10, 2006 -
[Still blogging live from New Orleans] Today's New York Times reports that the White House knew about the levee breaches earlier than they've let on:
February 9, 2006 -
From the Austin Business Journal:
February 9, 2006 -
From the Washington Post, the Virginia legislature rejected a proposed state minimum wage increase to $6.15 per hour, leaving the current federal minimum wage standard of $5.15 in place.
February 9, 2006 -
According to this article, a recent study found that 33% of homes in Kentucky do not have computers, and 40% do not have internet access. But, this is a slight improvement from last year, when the findings were 35% and 45% respectively.
February 9, 2006 -
The six new nominees appointed by President Bush for the expanded TVA board appeared before the Senate Public Works Committee yesterday. Their confirmations were expected to sail through the Senate with Bill Frist's steady hand at the helm.