New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vowed to build a protective system of dunes along the Jersey shoreline to help protect against future huricanes at a town hall meeting this Tuesday. Christie told the crowd of several hundred, in Long Beach Township, that no one would stand in his way in spite of the fact that more than […]
The Pennsylvania House approved a bill on Tuesday preventing coverage for most abortions under the insurance marketplace being set up as part of the federal health care overhaul in the state. During hours of heated debate, Democratic opposition to the measure characterized it as a needless risk to women’s health. Rep. Brian Sims (D) gave […]
Background The latest headlines tell a chilling tale: “Death toll in Texas fertilizer plant explosion rises to 14,” “Why did West, Texas, build homes and a school next to a ‘time bomb’?” and “Town of West, Texas, recovers after plant blast kills 14, injures 200.” The death toll so far is at 14 but expected […]
A federal judge conducting a hearing on alleged mismanagement of the Orleans Parish Prison in Louisiana has released a shocking video of New Orleans inmates carrying guns, taking drugs, drinking beer and even hanging out in downtown New Orleans. The video is part of the mounting evidence of gross mismanagement at the Orleans Parish Prison being […]
State Senator Joyce Elliot argued in favor of Arkansas being the 36th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in front of the Senate State Agencies Committee this morning. The ERA debate has been brought to committee every two years in Arkansas and every time, it is shot down. A large crowd of approximately 150 people […]