storm recovery aid News

More Arkansas Counties Get Disaster Relief Declaration

Arkansas’ congressional delegation says Gov. Mike Beebe has added 11 counties to the state’s major disaster declaration request to help in the recovery from last month’s deadly storm. The two senators and four U.S. House members say in a news …

$1.5B in Louisiana Storm Recovery Aid Remains Unspent

Louisiana has yet to spend $1.5 billion of federal disaster recovery aid provided by Congress after hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike ravaged the state in 2005 and 2008. The flexible block grant rebuilding and strengthening money remains set aside …

FEMA Awards $1.2M to West Virginia for 2012 Storm Recovery

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded more than $1 million to West Virginia to help the state recover from fierce summer storms in 2012. The funding will be used to help offset the cost of activating the state’s Emergency …

Huge Post-Sandy Tax Increases Fail to Materialize

With all the fears that Superstorm Sandy created, here’s one that never materialized: huge tax increases to make up for property destroyed along the coastlines of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Waves of federal aid, some strategic borrowing, lowered …