Sunday, April 15, 2012
News First Slice 4/15/12: Herman Cain, stop making news
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 9:10 AM
2. Georgia's high school graduation rates have plunged — and more students are taking longer, some even six years, to earn their diploma. The best way to remedy the problem? Cut funding to public education! That'll help those kids.
3. The southeast Georgia textile company accused of dumping unpermitted discharge in the Ogeechee River for five years — which might have caused what's been called the state's largest fish kill last year — has agreed to pay a third party to monitor the waterway. Environmentalists say the company is getting off easy and that the amount it will pay for testing — $1 million — is not nearly enough.
4. Struggling to finish and pay your taxes? It might bring you some comfort to know that some state lawmakers are also struggling with the annual headache.
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