R. Neal

February 12, 2008 - Similar to how check cashers and payday lenders set up shop around military bases to prey on enlisted personnel and their families, they're now lurking around retirement homes to prey on the elderly. And worse, a loophole in federal law allows them to have Social Security deposits made directly to their accounts, from which they dole out "allowances" to their victims.

February 7, 2008 - A roundup of reports from around the South, where deadly storms ripped through Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Kentucky Tuesday night leaving a wake of death and destruction... From the 9PM Wednesday TEMA Situation Report:

February 5, 2008 - New Orleans once again takes a short break from their struggle and puts aside the bitterness and pain to celebrate Mardi Gras and a spirit that cannot be drowned, kept down, or run out of town.

February 5, 2008 - Tennessee lawmakers have introduced a tort "reform" bill aimed at protecting nursing home operators from lawsuits. The bill (SB4075/HB4053) would:

January 31, 2008 - According to a new report by the National Bankruptcy Research Center, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama have the top three highest bankruptcy rates in the nation. Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky round out the top ten.

January 31, 2008 - Katrina lawsuit vs. Army Corps dismissed

January 29, 2008 - The following states will have primaries or caucuses on Feb. 5th (number of Democratic delegates in parenthesis):