Both Tennessee and Georgia are facing serious challenges in continuing to provide scholarships funded by the states' lotteries.
Well, it's now painfully official: 2011 was the worst year on record for sales of new homes in the United States.
In 2009 and 2010, U.S. labor unions lost about 1.4 million members. That reversed slightly in 2011, according to new figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unions added about 50,000 members nationwide.
Another "green energy" project has wound up costing taxpayers plenty. Range Fuels' Georgia plant, which converted wood to ethanol, got $64 million from the U.S. government and $6.2 million from the state of Georgia before it flopped.
However the recall effort against Mayor Ron Littlefield turns out, there will be no real winners.
There was a lot of unfortunate contention when Tennessee lawmakers considered and passed a bill requiring voters to present valid photo ID at the ballot box.
Residents of Bradley County and the surrounding area are no doubt proud that German company Wacker Chemical has just announced a $300 million additional investment at its facility there.
Hundreds of thousands of patriotic women have served well and honorably in the U.S. armed forces.
Not only Catholics but everyone in the Chattanooga area and indeed in our entire country should be troubled by the Obama administration's newly announced rule that religious schools', charities' and hospitals' health insurance programs must cover contraceptives.
If it wasn't already apparent that Tennessee needs to tighten up rules on providing lottery-funded college scholarships, it is now.
It is bad enough that the federal government subsidizes the purchase of unpopular electric-powered vehicles—to the tune of a $7,500-per-car tax credit.
It has long frustrated presidents to have to sign or veto spending legislation that includes both necessary items and waste. Signing such a bill means creating more debt; vetoing it means rejecting legitimate spending.
What a roller coaster ride the contest for the Republican nomination for president has become!
The Tennessee Constitution calls for the popular election of state Supreme Court and appellate judges.
Georgia lawmakers meant to do the right thing in 1994 when they enacted a law forbidding people to advertise offers to help someone commit suicide.
