April 11, 2006 -
Logan Young, the central figure in a football recruiting scandal that rocked the SEC and landed Young in jail, was found murdered at his home in Memphis.
April 11, 2006 -
As early voting begins, evacuees from New Orleans are determined to have a say:
April 11, 2006 -
It no longer comes as any surprise, but Senate hearings on the Katrina cleanup effort revealed more wasteful spending. You can read all about it here. This pretty much sums it up:
April 11, 2006 -
Good news from Little Rock. Gov. Mike Huckabee signed legislation raising the state minimum wage to $6.25 per hour effective October 1st.
April 10, 2006 -
Besides the high number of new immigrants arriving in Southern states, another reason for the big protests in the region this week are a wave of bills cracking down on immigrants in state legislatures.
April 10, 2006 -
The New York Times has a revealing story today about Gaffney, South Carolina -- for all who have driven down I-85 through upstate SC, it's home of the famous "Gaffney Peach" -- and how residents are embracing a nuclear power as a possible boon for the economy:
April 10, 2006 -
Reports from immigrant rights protests around the South keep rolling in. These are the official estimates: 3,500 in Columbia, South Carolina ... 50,000 predicted in Atlanta ...