January 29, 2009 -
The Galveston Housing Authority plans to demolish two public housing developments, reports the Galveston Daily News. In the midst of these plans, public housing residents still struggle to find places to live. In Galveston three-quarters of all homes were damaged in Hurricane Ike and many public housing units were deemed unlivable. Facing South reported in September 2008 that Galveston's public housing
January 28, 2009 -
As the battle grows over the Employee Free Choice Act -- one of the biggest pieces of labor legislation in decades -- corporate lobbyists are taking a new tack, saying their campaign against the bill is really a stand for voting rights.
January 28, 2009 -
Law makers are urging federal prosecutors to criminally investigate a South Georgia peanut processing plant linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak. As the Associated Press reports:
January 28, 2009 -
Post-hurricane New Orleans is following a greener path.