One in the win column: An arbitrator in Philadelphia has ruled in Drew Brees’ favor in a dispute over how much the Saints would have to pay him if they applied the franchise tag to the star quarterback again in 2013. The ruling provides some leverage to Brees, who has so far skipped the Saints’ off-season practices while holding out for a new long-term contract with New Orleans. The Saints have already used the tag on Brees for 2012, meaning he can’t negotiate with another team and could be forced to settle for a one-year, $16.3 million deal if he cannot reach a new long-term deal by a July 16 deadline specified in the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Read the full story here.
Battle lines drawn: The state of Mississippi will oppose Louisiana’s effort to extend its state water boundaries out to 10.4 miles—in what is now federal waters— from the current three miles. The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources on Monday unanimously passed a resolution opposing Louisiana’s plan. Mississippi officials says the extension would force some Mississippi charter boats to pay Louisiana a fee to fish in waters they now angle in freely. Mississippi recreational fishermen would also have to get a Louisiana license for areas south of Mississippi waters that are now federal. Check out the full story here.
Our work is never over: When you leave the office today, chances are you probably won’t really be done working. And on Wednesday’s holiday? Yeah, you’ll probably be working some then, too—if you’re like most people included in a new survey by enterprise mobility company Good Technology. The survey shows 80% of people continue working for more than an hour a day when they leave the office; on average, survey respondents worked seven hours a week in voluntary overtime, or about 30 hours each month. Get more of the survey results here.
Editor’s note: Daily Report will not be published Wednesday, in observance of Independence Day. It will return Thursday. Have a safe and happy holiday.
