Republican lawmakers in the Wisconsin State Senate say they’ll reconvene tomorrow without 14 Democratic colleagues who fled the state last week to stop action on a budget-cutting measure that would strip public employees of the right to collective bargaining. The budget bill cannot proceed without at least one Democrat present for the vote. The measure prompted thousands of protesters to march on the Capitol. Source Link
The day after celebrating his 20th birthday, Trevor Bayne took the checkered flag Sunday as the winner of NASCAR’s biggest race. Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500 in only his second start in the Sprint Cup series. Driving for the Wood Brothers team, Bayne becomes the youngest winner in the 53-year history of the Great American Race. Source Link
The head of the government agency in charge of weather prediction has a dire forecast for a different kind of storm. He’s told an annual meeting of scientists that solar storms like one that occurred last week have the potential to take down telecommunications around the world, saying it’s not a question of “if” but “when” such a storm hits, and warning that satellites and power grids need more shielding to resist heavy radiation bursts. Source Link
