Economy

December 15, 2006 - This past weekend, Congress passed a bill requiring the federal government to share offshore oil and gas royalties with Louisiana for coastal restoration efforts, something state leaders have long pressed for.

December 14, 2006 - The number of U.S. homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments is climbing, and the delinquency problem is especially severe in storm-ravaged Mississippi and Louisiana, where many people face the threat of losing the roof over their head from a disaster of a different kind.

December 12, 2006 - Here's an interesting article about the contrasts between two auto manufacturing towns:

December 5, 2006 - Pelosi wants to send minimum wage directly to the floor for a vote:

November 16, 2006 - Organized labor played a huge role in the 2006 mid-term elections, and is now expecting a return on its investment.

October 31, 2006 - A federal plan unveiled last week would "mothball" the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and shutter dozens of others across the Southeast, while cutting scores of wildlife refuge personnel, according to an announcement from the Wilderness Society.

October 17, 2006 - Mining is a dangerous job, and this year it's taken an especially big toll.

October 2, 2006 - When 50 workers of the Raleigh, NC sanitation department walked off the job two weeks ago -- a wildcat strike prompted by long hours, low pay, and other long-standing grievances with the city -- little did they know their actions would still be sending waves across the state and

September 28, 2006 - It's no secret that the U.S. meat industry -- not long ago made up of a patchwork of small- and medium-sized family farms -- is now dominated by a handful of agribusiness goliaths.

September 22, 2006 - Forbes has released its latest list of the "Richest 400" in the country. For the first time in the magazine's rankings, all on the list are billionaires.