Jeff Baxter

May 24, 2012 marks the 21st anniversary of the passing of Byrds cofounder Gene Clark, whose early death couldn't overshadow a remarkable stint as the band's principal songwriter in the mid-1960s. Read More

On Tuesday, a House Natural Resources subcommittee held a hearing on two bills that would repeal portions of the Lacey Act. While the law is a century old, the bills mainly challenge amendments passed in 2008 that made it illegal to import wood into the United States that was unlawfully exported under another country's laws. Read More

Critics took aim Tuesday at an effort by Tennessee lawmakers to change the Lacey Act, a century-old environmental law that came under fire after federal agents raided the facilities of Nashville-based Gibson Guitar last summer. Read More