States consider suspending gas taxes amid rising prices
Governors in Maryland South Carolina and Connecticut floated suspending gas taxes for summer while New York caped sales tax at 8 cents per gallon and North Carolina and Georgia pushed similar ideas. Lawmakers cite relief for drivers while critics warn of lost road funding and environmental impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
South Carolina
Connecticut
Georgia
New York
Nevada
Mark Sanford
North Carolina
Mike Easley
Jodi Bell
Sonny Perdue
Texas
Minnesota
Delaware
Idaho
Evacuees from Katrina head to New Orleans for runoff vote
Dozens of hurricane evacuees board buses in Houston to return home for the May 20 New Orleans mayoral runoff debate between Ray Nagin and Mitch Landrieu and to cast early ballots. About 150 displaced residents in San Antonio, Dallas and Houston join the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
New Orleans
Christine Walker
San Antonio
Dallas
Ginny Goldman
Association of
Community Organizations For Reform
Ray Nagin
Mitch Landrieu
Louisiana
Anniversary of ValuJet Flight 592 Crash Marked in Miami
About 80 relatives and friends gathered in Miami to commemorate the 110 people killed when ValuJet Flight 592 plunged into the Everglades ten years ago. Federal investigators joined the ceremony noting safety improvements since the crash. Greg Feith, lead NTSB investigator, cited changes, including bans on using oxygen generators as cargo. A cemetery market in Miami lists all victims as Spencer Rugg, 15, kneels by the names with his mother Terry among those who perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Everglades
Greg Feith
National Transportation Safety Board
Spencer Rugg
Terry
ValuJet
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Associated Press
Pat Sullivan
Alan Diaziap
American Petroleum Institute
Energy Information Administration
Anne Kisin
Kenneth Cole
Cloud Nine
Dillard’s
Dillard's
American Express
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!