Way back when I was young, I figured the reason Alabama was always at or near the bottom of everything good was because we were just not up to par with people in other states. Once I got to travel some, I noticed that I had been wrong, [...]
Way back when I was young, I figured the reason Alabama was always at or near the bottom of everything good was because we were just not up to par with people in other states. Once I got to travel some, I noticed that I had been wrong, [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Thursday, November 5.
1. Jon Walker reports on what he correctly calls a "cruel sick joke" - the Republican "health care reform "alternative." Among other things, "It does not ban insurance companies from refusing to cover pre-existing [...]
I received a "thank you" note today from Sandra Kurt, who won her race for Akron City Council on Tuesday.
I had blogged about the ugly smear campaign against her, and her note to our family read, in part:
"Thanks for your contribution and for blogging about the hate" [...]
After carefully monitoring developments in Washington and studying the various legislative proposals, AARP's all-volunteer Board of Directors - made up of working and retired doctors, nurses, business people, and teachers - has decided to endorse the Affordable Health Care for America Act [...]
Alabama's troubled Prepaid Affordable College Tuition board met yesterday to discuss the health of the program, review investments, and discuss working with the Alabama Legislature to fix the program.
Immediately following the meeting, members of Save Alabama PACT met to plot strategy [...]
Lilly Ledbetter's endorsement is one that will definitely grab the attention of women and progressives in Alabama -- and I know endorsements don't always move huge numbers of votes -- and give them reason to take a look at Terri Sewell. Ledbetter is widely known for her tenacious [...]
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Securities and Exchange Commission press release:
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and two of its former managing directors for their roles in an unlawful payment scheme that enabled them to win business involving municipal bond offerings and swap agreement transactions with Jefferson County, Ala. [...]
