Politics

December 17, 2008 - The U.S. Senate showdown over the Employee Free Choice Act just got a little tougher: Arkansas Dem. Blanche Lincoln has gone on record saying that the EFCA "isn't necessary, bringing the number of "yay" Senators down to 57, three short of the 60 needed to prevent a filibuster.

December 16, 2008 - Several Georgia state lawmakers plan to push legislation that would allow the popular vote -- rather than the Electoral College -- decide who wins presidential elections.

December 16, 2008 - Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman this week announced that she will push for a bill to allow military personnel and others living overseas to cast ballots online, reports the Associated Press.

December 16, 2008 - A controversial proposal to cut Georgia's education budget created a stir this week when a state senator proposed merging two historically black universities with nearby mostly white institutions, the New York Times reports.

December 16, 2008 - The head of the National Governor's Association sounded the alarm this week about the catastrophic economic conditions states are facing today: States face their worst fiscal challenge in25 years as the national recession could punch a $200 billion hole instate budgets over the next two years [...] For the first time in 25 years, states expect to see a

December 15, 2008 - You could call it "Auto bailouts for me, but not for thee."

December 15, 2008 - So far, President-elect Barack Obama has announced 15 picks for his new administration's Cabinet. And to date, not one is from a Southern state.