HALF-NAKED BREASTS ON TV: APPARENTLY WORSE THAN CARBON MONOXIDE IN COAL MINES

Responding to a spate of accidents that have killed 33 coal miners this year, the House gave final approval Wednesday to the most sweeping overhaul of mine safety regulations since the federal mine safety agency was created nearly three decades ago.

... The maximum civil penalty for violations of mine-safety regulations will rise to $220,000, from $60,000....

The law ... was unanimously passed by the Senate in May....

--New York Times today

Vowing to clear the public airwaves of prurient and vulgar material, Congress has overwhelmingly approved legislation to increase by tenfold the fines that broadcasters could face for indecent programming....

The bill would increase the maximum fines the Federal Communications Commission may levy for indecent content from the current $32,500 to $325,000 per incident.....

--AP today

Nice to see our government still has its priorities straight.