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April 14, 2006 - If you live in North Carolina and put off doing your taxes, here's a last-minute tip: check the box to have $3 of your taxes go to the Public Campaign Fund. It doesn't affect your tax bill, and it goes towards a great cause: getting private-interest money out of judicial elections in N.C., and replacing it with public financing.

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.

April 13, 2006 - DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff says Katrina was a wake-up call for disaster planners. Oh, and don't expect any help from the federal government - you're on your own.

April 12, 2006 - That's the argument put forward in a recent editorial in Field and Stream:

April 12, 2006 - On June 8-11, left-of-center blog-followers from across the country will be gathering in Las Vegas -- not for a round of binge gambling in despair over the direction of the country, but to attend the Yearly Kos convention.