December 14, 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 -
Executive Director Chris Kromm hasn't donned a Santa outfit and stood outside your local Wal-Mart ringing a bell (yet) because he is down in New Orleans getting the latest first-hand reports on the recovery effort.
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 14, 2006 -
On losing his bid for Senate minority whip to Trent Lott by one vote, Sen. Lamar Alexander said "this gives me the independence to devote all of my time to serving Tennesseans and focusing on the issues I care the most about: education, energy, job creation and the environment."
December 14, 2006 -
A scientist at a Charleston conference about the effects of global warming and rising sea levels on coastal communities said:
December 14, 2006 -
If there was ever a time that a limit on state spending shouldn't apply, one could say that recovering from the biggest "natural disaster" in history would be it.
December 13, 2006 -
The people of storm-ravaged New Orleans lost some of their sway over federal hurricane reconstruction efforts this week when House Democrats removed recently re-elected Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) from his seat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.