Politics

March 28, 2008 - Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is to be released from prison tomorrow on the orders of a federal appeals court in Atlanta. The ruling by the U.S.

March 27, 2008 - From the Associated Press:

March 27, 2008 - Realizing that internet access is fast-becoming a basic necessity of life, states and localities are taking the lead in initiatives to ensure broadband access to all their residents. The Progressive States Network reports that in the past few weeks, two states, Washington and West Virginia, have taken steps towards universal broadband. The news from West Virginia:

March 27, 2008 - This is part of an ongoing series covering the North Carolina primary elections this May.

March 26, 2008 - This is part of a series of Facing South posts covering the upcoming North Carolina primary elections.

March 26, 2008 - CORRECTION: We had an Excel problem which botched our figures on party registration. We correctly reported that 46% of new North Carolina voter registrations since January were Democrats. However, only 17% of the new registrations were Republican. The remaining 37% were Unaffiliated.

March 25, 2008 - A prominent corporate watchdog group has released its nominees for worst corporation of the year -- and the majority of those that made the list are based in or have ties to the South.