The United States Senate yesterday voted against refusing the second half of the TARP money to the incoming administration. Senators Chambliss and Isakson both voted to refuse the money, as did most Republicans, as some conservatives consider a constitutional challenge to the bailout. Here's the full roll call vote.
Chrysler Financial got a bailout today, costing us another $1.5 billion.
U.S. House members will get an average of an extra $90,000 in their office accounts this year so that they can hand out even more money with more efficiency.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) says that the $825 billion "stimulus" package might not be big enough. The package may include price controls on milk.
The Obama transition team has already failed to lower expectations prior to the Messiah taking office.
The feds want to pay you to buy a new car in an effort to get gas-guzzlers off the road.
Yesterday we told you about the plane that landed on the Hudson River in New York City, with nobody being seriously injured or killed. It turns out that a water landing is incredibly rare and difficult. The pilot of that aircraft was Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III, a former Air Force fighter pilot.
Add another name to the list of people running for Governor. Republican Ray McBerry has thrown his name into the ring.
The Georgia NAACP and the Chairman of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus think that the state of Georgia needs to apologize for slavery.
Governor Perdue's budget is probably going to cause a big fight in the legislature, especially on two issues: the hospital fee and the homestead exemption, which is not included in the Governor's budget.
This morning the State Senate unveiled their version of a transportation bill, which would allow the creation of regions to establish a T-SPLOST.
State Senator David Shafer (R-Duluth) has introduced a zero-based budgeting bill.
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