October 31, 2007 -
District Attorney Eddie Jordan of New Orleans has resigned.
October 30, 2007 -
For the first time in more than four decades, the South* is the only region in the country where low-income children make up a majority -- 54 percent -- of public school students. That has critical implications for the South's future, since low-income students as a group lag behind their wealthier peers by most measures of educational progress.
October 29, 2007 -
Last week, Piyush "Bobby" Jindal became the first non-white governor of Louisiana since Reconstruction -- and the first Indian-American governor in U.S. history. The Republican congressman will succeed Democratic Gov.
October 26, 2007 -
While President Bush has used the California fires as an opportunity to swipe at Louisiana Gov.
October 25, 2007 -
Barack Obama isn't the only one trying to elbow his way into South Carolina churches in time for next year's presidential primaries.
October 25, 2007 -
Crime is on people's minds -- and according to a Gallup poll released this week, many think crime is getting worse:
October 24, 2007 -
Lately it seems campaign finance reform has fallen out of favor with some progressives and public interest advocates.