R. Neal

April 20, 2006 - Number of women legislators low in Alabama, Southeast:

April 18, 2006 - Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed Georgia's tough new immigration legislation into law yesterday:

April 18, 2006 - (Ed. note: This is cross-posted from my blog at KnoxViews.com, with apologies to Chris and the ISS and to KnoxViews readers who may have already seen it. With so many of us down here in the South who enjoy boating and other outdoor activities at our numerous lakes and rivers and seashores, I thought it was relevant.

April 18, 2006 - The NOLA Times Picayune and the Biloxi Sun Herald share the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service:

April 13, 2006 - At least two trailers provided by FEMA for Katrina disaster relief have exploded as a result of suspected propane leaks. The most recent incident seriously injured one of the occupants.

April 13, 2006 - FEMA released long-awaited guidelines yesterday regarding repairs and new construction of homes in flood-prone areas of Louisiana:

April 13, 2006 - A proposed Tennessee minimum wage increase was approved by the House Budget subcommittee. But there's a catch. According to a local newspaper report, the bill was amended to exclude restaurant workers who receive tips and part-time workers at movie theaters and "similar businesses".According to the article, Regal Cinema (based in Knoxville) had expressed concerns about the bill.