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March 7, 2006 - In the wake of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen essentially dismantling the state's TennCare (Medicaid) program leaving nearly 200,000 people without insurance, state lawmakers have introduced several proposed bills to address the health insurance crisis in Tennessee:  

March 6, 2006 - Any politician will tell you -- it's not the scandal that hurts you, it's how you respond to the scandal that causes problems.

March 6, 2006 - CNN's Kyra Phillips had a good piece today on our "Mardi Gras Index" report.

March 6, 2006 - Some very sad news for Southern progressives: Anne Braden, one of the matriarchs of the Southern progressive movement, passed away in Louisville, Kentucky this morning.

March 6, 2006 - For those of you following our Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch project, I'll be on CNN today at 1:15 EST to discuss our new report, "The Mardi Gras Index" (pdf) on the "Live from..." segment with Kyra Phillips.

March 3, 2006 - The scandals of Halliburton and other companies profiteering at taxpayer expense -- whether in Iraq or the Gulf Coast -- has always been a top issue for us at Facing South, since many of the biggest contractors are based in the region.

March 3, 2006 - C.C. Campbell-Rock, a New Orleans native, has a great piece in the San Francisco Bay View about what corporate leaders, especially the Bring Back New Orleans commission, have in store for the city: